as in spent
to use up carelessly
warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
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Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Colorado State and spent the final eight years of his career at Boise State with head coach Leon Rice.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026 -
Senior colorist László Kovács said his team spent more than six months readying the film for Cannes, utilizing the expertise of what’s billed as the most complete and most experienced film laboratory in Central Europe.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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In the same time frame, inner-ring suburbs have lost residents.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Hiba, who was pregnant, temporarily lost consciousness.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The Crusaders wasted no time jumping ahead, scoring two runs in the first inning without a hit.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Finding ways to prevent this immediate energy loss would help tap into the vast reservoir of solar energy currently wasted.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Misspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspent. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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