as in to splurge
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Recent Examples of overspend
And that’s why the Wild were cautious not to overspend in July 1 free agency when their top targets, like Brock Nelson and Brock Boeser, were no longer available.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent surveys indicate that members of Gen Z, in particular, face pressure to overspend due to social media: About 70% of Gen Z respondents in a recent Empower survey reported experiencing financial FOMO (fear of missing out) while scrolling through social media.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
If consumers continue to lose financial ground and the federal government continues to overspend, one day the government may have to choose between helping victims of the latest disaster or paying out Social Security benefits (or other program payments).
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Now, there are consequences to overspending on debit as well, which come in the form of overdraft fees.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent surveys indicate that members of Gen Z, in particular, face pressure to overspend due to social media: About 70% of Gen Z respondents in a recent Empower survey reported experiencing financial FOMO (fear of missing out) while scrolling through social media.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
If consumers continue to lose financial ground and the federal government continues to overspend, one day the government may have to choose between helping victims of the latest disaster or paying out Social Security benefits (or other program payments).
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Now, there are consequences to overspending on debit as well, which come in the form of overdraft fees.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
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Here are Thanksgiving grocery deals from three San Diego retailers, plus an option for splurging on dessert.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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But the takeaway here is not to splurge on every piece in your closet.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 Nov. 2025
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, regular funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as SNAP, food stamps and CalFresh in California – were depleted at the end of October.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Arizona’s cities have been shielded from existing cuts for the past three years by agreements with tribes and through compensation from fast-depleting pools of federal money.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Under Virginia law, Sarah’s free status, impoverished as it was, conferred upon her daughter, and her daughter’s sons and daughters, the same freedom.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite these real dangers, our law enforcement shows incredible restraint in exhausting all options before force is escalated.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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In between those latter two home runs, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was thrown out at home by an inch; Andy Pages, a defensive substitution, quite literally ran over Hernandez to make a catch and save the season; and even the Dodgers squandered their own opportunity in the 10th.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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But that penalty would have never existed had Florida not squandered two drives in the final eight minutes, both in representative fashion.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Buy discounted food that's about to go to waste.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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China has similarly seen wind and solar energy go to waste because of grid bottlenecks.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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