as in to splurge
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Recent Examples of overspend
California hasn’t had a truly balanced state budget for four or maybe five years, and the current one continues to overspend its revenues.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
The cost of attending Cannes is another factor, but Frémaux says — or rather, pleads — that studios don’t need to overspend to make an impact.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Artificial Lawn Artificial landscaping is another area where homeowners tend to overspend without seeing a return, Saintilus says.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Pascal knows how to play the game — and, notoriously, to overspend.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
The cost of attending Cannes is another factor, but Frémaux says — or rather, pleads — that studios don’t need to overspend to make an impact.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Artificial Lawn Artificial landscaping is another area where homeowners tend to overspend without seeing a return, Saintilus says.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Pascal knows how to play the game — and, notoriously, to overspend.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overspend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
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For those in search of a single luggage upgrade, consider the Samsonite Winfield 2 Carry-on for 23 percent off, or splurge on the Tumi 19 Degree Frame Carry-on while still saving nearly $300.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Musk, who has a family compound in Austin, Texas, has often talked about his preference to invest rather than splurge.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Could the chicken from which the thigh and breast meat came, have consumed, weeks earlier, a toxic amount of psychedelics?—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Thankfully, cleaning a mattress isn't hard to do or very time consuming.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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The nomination signals Trump is backing away from promises to eliminate FEMA, as Hamilton joins a beleaguered agency depleted by staff departures and a 75-day DHS shutdown.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Still, some state lawmakers are hesitant to waive their gas taxes due to concerns about depleting the funds needed to maintain roads.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Uranium enrichment has impoverished national enrichment.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Specifically, the program targets gap funding, financial support for students who are academically on track to graduate but have exhausted every other source of aid and still face an outstanding balance that could prevent them from finishing.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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At the school board meeting, many parents said they were exhausted from battling their kids over screen time.—
Sharon Lurye,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Former Horned Frog Sebastian Gorzny had a huge come-from-behind win over Chan, who squandered three match points, to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, That plus a win by freshman Kalin Ivanovski, who beat De Ravel 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, helped the Longhorns secure the win and move on to the national championship.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Fix the part that wastes the most energy first.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Rather than wasting precious vacation time ironing everything in your suitcase, do yourself a favor and check out the savings available on wrinkle-free travel clothes ahead of your next trip.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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