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as in spent
to hand over or use up in payment
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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as in exhausted
to make complete use of
settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter
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Recent Examples of expended
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
The expended casing was submitted to a national ballistic imaging database, called NIBIN, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Or prosecutors could drop the matter altogether, given the age of the defendants, the costs and court resources that would have to be expended, and the fact that all four of the original defendants have served at least some time in prison.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
For optical sensors like cameras and LiDAR, keeping the optical surfaces clean is critical and significant effort is expended on packaging and location of such sensors to prevent contamination from dust and ore particles.
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Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
Authorities on Wednesday also noted the resources expended on a fake emergency.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Had the astronaut capsule touched down near a Russian ship, the Russians would undoubtedly have expended as much care and effort in their rescue as if Russian cosmonauts had returned from a space trip.
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Big Think,
12 Mar. 2025
Drawbacks are a way to recover some of the capital expended on duties when goods are re-exported or, in some cases, made into something else or destroyed because of excess inventory, and $6 billion worth of eligible duty drawback funds go uncollected annually, Petersen said.
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Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Power said members of the Detective Division responded to the scene and found several bullet holes on the outside of the building as well as several expended shell casings in the parking lot.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
The expended casing was submitted to a national ballistic imaging database, called NIBIN, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
Wildfires have been a frequent and traumatic threat to our community, and all resources to determine the identity of the person who started the fire have been expended.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Or prosecutors could drop the matter altogether, given the age of the defendants, the costs and court resources that would have to be expended, and the fact that all four of the original defendants have served at least some time in prison.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
For optical sensors like cameras and LiDAR, keeping the optical surfaces clean is critical and significant effort is expended on packaging and location of such sensors to prevent contamination from dust and ore particles.
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Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
Authorities on Wednesday also noted the resources expended on a fake emergency.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Had the astronaut capsule touched down near a Russian ship, the Russians would undoubtedly have expended as much care and effort in their rescue as if Russian cosmonauts had returned from a space trip.
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Big Think,
12 Mar. 2025
Drawbacks are a way to recover some of the capital expended on duties when goods are re-exported or, in some cases, made into something else or destroyed because of excess inventory, and $6 billion worth of eligible duty drawback funds go uncollected annually, Petersen said.
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Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expended
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In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.
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Some employees have spent decades here.
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The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
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If the estate is insolvent — meaning its debts exceed its assets — the executor generally pays creditors according to state priority rules until estate funds are exhausted.
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Wall Street firms comfortably penciled in $150 oil or worse, and then projected a slow decline due to depleted inventories.
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The expense in dollars and depleted military ordnance is enormous, and the physical and human destruction in Iran is huge.
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The amount of money each customer receives from the settlement is based on the total amount of Amazon Prime membership fees paid throughout the duration of their subscription.
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His captors released him after his family paid the $15,000 ransom.
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School district versus county While homeowners are suing for direct relief on their 2023 tax payments in the form of refunds, Jackson County school districts have also taken to the courts to prevent their budgets from being drained in the process.
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The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained and a tinted.
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Nienhuis said Billy Mansfield previously indicated there could be more bodies in Hernando, Pasco and Pinellas counties, but investigators were unable to reach an agreement that would have provided additional information in exchange for reduced charges.
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
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In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that about 76 percent of the sunlight that hits a standard double-pane window is absorbed as heat, making things hotter.
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First, its molecules prefer to sit on the surface of the skin rather than being more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, which can occur for some formulations.
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“Expended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expended. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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