Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspent
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Those six -- as well as 11 others under contract, and players added in the draft process -- will compete on cornerback/safety units that have been badly depleted by lack of cap space and poor decisions by the previous regime, none worse than the selection of Cam Smith in the second round in 2023.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026 -
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Russell Westbrook recorded another triple-double to lead the injury depleted Kings to a 118-19 victory before a crowd of 17,420 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Morehouse gives out $10 million in endowed scholarships every year, plus another $3 million to close the funding gap for students who have exhausted all other options.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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As investors, including Marc Andreessen, warn that AI companies are ‘running out’ of high‑quality human data and studies project that public web data for training could be exhausted within the next decade.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Three fires in the state have consumed more than 1,140 square miles of mostly grassland.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rick’s life falls apart as he becomes consumed with being left out of the songwriting credit but has no way to prove the idea was his.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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For much of the season’s first three months, the 30-year-old Dane spent time flanking Sebastian Aho on the top line or teamed up with second-year forwards Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hernández re-signed with the Dodgers on a one-year deal as the organization splurged again for some of the top free agents in the market, adding Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz (Hernández’s WBC teammate).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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So, when the Dodgers splurged last winter, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner offered a measured response.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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This wasn’t like Orlando or Phoenix – the back-to-back losses to help close February where the Lakers squandered double-digit leads and missed open looks for buzzer beaters.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Magic squandered a 19-point lead in the second half, allowed Washington to score 42 points across the final 12 minutes of regulation and required late-game heroics from Jalen Suggs to escape at home against the Southeast Division opponent.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Johnson finished with 20 points and six rebounds, but the Nuggets wasted his 5-for-6 night beyond the arc and Braun’s 26-point performance.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said Democrats wasted a chance to press Bondi and Blanche directly.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Dallas lost in regulation for the first time in nearly two months, a 6-3 loss to Utah, two nights ago.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adelson says Colorado has lost hundreds of breweries, wineries and distilleries over the last five years and the bill would cause more to close.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Overspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspent. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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