overspent

verb

past tense of overspend
as in depleted

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  1. depleted
  2. exhausted
  3. consumed
  4. spent
  5. splurged
  6. squandered
  7. wasted
  8. lost
Verb
  • Current and former officials say that has left the division shorthanded—depleted of talent, expertise and basic manpower.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Fitch Ratings’ analysts described the district depleted its reserves last school year and has very little cash on hand, with limited options to borrow.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of depleted
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  • The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Joe Biden tried to deprioritize the region—until Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel consumed much of Biden’s presidency.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But in more recent years, as state and national politics grew consumed by concerns over the cost of living, California Democrats have divided over whether and how much CEQA must be reformed.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • Art of Play then shared another statement, explaining that Clark spent just five minutes in the store before taking off.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Having studied fashion and previously working as a stylist, Jouffret has spent the past eight years overseeing the costumes and characters that appear on-screen.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • Rodrigo Bentancur The Uruguayan was not even supposed to be in the starting XI after Spurs splurged £180million on new midfielders in the summer.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • E-commerce boomed during the pandemic, when shoppers, flush with stimulus cash, splurged on new items.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of splurged
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  • Drew Rasmussen squandered a two-run lead on the mound, Tampa Bay's bullpen let the game get away and the Rays stumbled to a 7-3 loss against the Cleveland Guardians in their American League Championship Series opener Monday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons held a 23-15 lead with less than one minute to go, squandered it, then fell 30-23 in overtime to the Ravens (4-1) on Sunday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of squandered
Verb
  • Such great and grand groups have been wasted in lesser series, but each talented actor gets to strut their stuff without disrupting the story or getting short-changed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Along with that revenue loss, 56% of operators say a no-show means turning away other bookings, while 51% cite staff costs and 49% report wasted food or stock, the study found.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of wasted
Verb
  • His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
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