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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
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Zelenskyy claimed Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended over 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war.
—Samya Kullab, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Those factors make the drone ideal for swarming and overburdening aerial defenses, with each drone intercepted also representing a more valuable defense asset expended.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.
—Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Indeed, much needless effort is expended here on scene setting and bits of furniture coming and going, even though the scenes don’t need them in so symbolic a story.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Preckwinkle said Cook County's medical debt relief program will continue in 2027, even after federal funds are all expended.
—Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The Office of the Inspector General stated that the city has expended more then $36 million in p-card transactions since June 2022.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The expended casing was submitted to a national ballistic imaging database, called NIBIN, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
Zelensky said Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended more than 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Zelenskyy claimed Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended over 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war.
—Samya Kullab, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Those factors make the drone ideal for swarming and overburdening aerial defenses, with each drone intercepted also representing a more valuable defense asset expended.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.
—Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Indeed, much needless effort is expended here on scene setting and bits of furniture coming and going, even though the scenes don’t need them in so symbolic a story.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Preckwinkle said Cook County's medical debt relief program will continue in 2027, even after federal funds are all expended.
—Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The Office of the Inspector General stated that the city has expended more then $36 million in p-card transactions since June 2022.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2026
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.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
2 Dec. 2025
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Nick Ramsden, a farmer from Pretoria, South Africa, spent a long Thursday in July driving an eighteen-wheeler along a three-mile loop at the Nelson-King Farms, in rural Mississippi.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The charges come a day after the attack by Jalloh, who had previously spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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If you’re exhausted by life, you’re allowed to cancel plans — even fun ones — to restore your energy.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Eligibility requirements The city began accepting applications this week and will continue through June 30 this year, or until funding is exhausted, whichever comes first.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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European gas prices are also up 30%, leaving several countries in a vulnerable position due to depleted reserves, Bloomberg reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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New secondary coach Ryan Smith coached Thompson with the Arizona Cardinals for the last three seasons, leading to a strong co-sign on the defensive staff to fill a hole on a depleted defense from 2025.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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To soak up the sins of the early morning dancefloor, kudos must be paid to the 24-hour room service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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His religious order, the Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers, had paid for the burial of scores of the drug-war dead.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Day, a bridge engineer who moved to the area from England in 1998, has absorbed the part that the bridge played in his in-laws’ history.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some businesses absorbed the tariffs, at least initially, cutting into margins to avoid sudden price hikes.—
Sara Albrecht,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The act requires that savings from reduced incarceration be directed toward victim services, community corrections and programs that support community reintegration for people who’ve been released from prison.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Expended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expended. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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