as in wasting
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Adjective
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Owning my gear has significantly streamlined my travel experience — no more wasting time in long rental lines, dealing with mystery-smelling boots that have seen better days, or forking out cash for rentals every season.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025 -
There’s a lipstick loop, a key leash (no more wasting time rummaging around on your doorstep), an RFID-blocking compartment for your wallet, and multiple zippered and quick-access interior pockets.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Nothing better illustrates this than the profligate spending plan that Gov. Gavin Newsom got approved in June 2022.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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With the Phoenix payroll getting to the point where even the profligate Suns have to make some hard choices, moving on from Martin could be one of them.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Federal auditing guidelines will be updated to require the use of a single-year format to better track granular transactions that policymakers suspect could be driving wasteful spending, according to the memo.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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While wasteful spending in health insurance markets has been targeted by the administration to lower the tax burden for Americans, critics are concerned that sweeping cuts and changes will only push many off health coverage, subsequently driving up costs in the long-term.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2024
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Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Cut to Francella’s character being chased out of the village, his dreams of glory as a returning prodigal grandson seemingly dashed.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife?—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
17 May 2025
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“Frittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frittering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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