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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
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The George, the hotel’s signature restaurant, is the place to splurge on elevated cooking in a stunning room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Employers, Gudell says, are also willing to splurge on professionals trained to thrive in the AI era.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
19 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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By 2030, American data centers alone are projected to consume more electricity than all of the country’s steel, aluminum, cement and chemical production combined.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Over time, Price says anger consumed her.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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But as those inventories continue to be depleted, the market’s ability to absorb shocks is becoming increasingly limited.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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If the disruption drags on, inventories continue to fall, spare capacity is further depleted, and the margin for error disappears.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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At the same time, serving your nation shouldn’t impoverish you or prevent your spouse or children from having a career or saving for retirement.—
Jeff Horseman,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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Uranium enrichment has impoverished national enrichment.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 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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The blow up also wasted a strong performance by rookie left-hander Payton Tolle, who survived a harrowing second inning to post his third quality start in four outings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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But that doesn’t explain why so many talented actors are also wasted.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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