misspends

verb

present tense third-person singular of misspend
as in spends
to use up carelessly warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed

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  1. spends
  2. loses
  3. runs through
Verb
  • Alpert, who spends roughly 80% of the night on her left side, found the medium density softer than expected, but not at all floppy.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On one hand, Frankie is a college dropout who spends her days hotboxing around Los Angeles while occasionally also delivering packages.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • By middle age, everyone loses around a third of their amplitude of accommodation.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the inventory drops below 300 million barrels, the SPR loses its ability to pump oil at rapid speeds to address emergencies, Misra said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • The restoration runs through a coalition of four local groups, the oldest founded 26 years ago.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Alzheimer’s Society has been the FA’s official charity partner since 2021 and has an agreement that runs through to the end of the 2027-28 season.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of runs through
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