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as in spends
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 consumes
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 expends
Meteorologists said Erin would likely fluctuate in strength throughout the week as the storm draws strength from warm ocean waters, then expends energy through enormous wind and waves.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
The first machine to solve the puzzle secures the next block of transactions and earns a Bitcoin reward, while every competing rig still expends the same electricity.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
The first machine to solve the puzzle secures the next block of transactions and earns a Bitcoin reward, while every competing rig still expends the same electricity.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expends
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Google spends billions each year to be the default search engine on web browsers and smartphones.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Camus’ book is split evenly before and after the killing, whereas the film spends more time chronicling Meursault’s life up to the point he’s arrested.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Recycling foil helps reduce waste and minimizes the demand for raw aluminum production, a process that consumes about 95% more energy than recycling existing aluminum and generates significant greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Most industrial companies still treat maintenance as purely a cost center, something that consumes resources while adding little strategic value to the bottom line.—
Chris Turlica,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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This benefits Apple as Google pays the company billions per year to be the default search engine on iPhones.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Holding onto declining practices drains resources from future growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pollen naturally absorbs less energy in the visible-to-near-infrared spectrum, which are the wavelengths mainly responsible for generating heat.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whole food sources such as beans, bananas, avocado and eggs offer the form your child’s body absorbs and uses best.—
Jazmine A. Ortiz,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Expends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expends. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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