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 -
No more wasting time.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
4 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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This season on the road, Newcastle have been particularly profligate in possession.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The profligate spending of the Biden administration and the monetary mismanagement of the Federal Reserve caused both home prices and interest rates to skyrocket, a deadly one-two punch that knocked out the housing market.—
E.J. Antoni,
Mercury News,
28 Nov. 2025
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There's also something so satisfying about knowing that the robe is keeping the world a little less wasteful, being made entirely from the brand's fabric scraps.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
1 Feb. 2026
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That is all the more reason the state must get a better handle on its spendthrift ways.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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It would be accompanied by state audits into how spendthrift local governments overcharge for roads, school construction and parks.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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The new focus could be the path toward regaining some of the brand’s prodigal customers, who still see Tesla vehicles as mules for cutting-edge software.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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If that’s not enough, Knueppel snapped the previous rookie record of Charlotte’s prodigal son Steph Curry for most 20-point games while sinking at least 50% overall, 40 beyond the 3-point line and 90% from the free throw line.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Frittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frittering. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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