OVERSPENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overspent

verb

past tense of overspend

as in depleted

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Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Four years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proved remarkably resilient, shouldering sanctions, rocketing inflation, and depleted fiscal reserves.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of depleted

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Base editing was used for the first time in a 2022 clinical trial to modify the immune cells of a UK teenager after doctors exhausted all other options to treat her form of leukemia.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
As a retired New Jersey State Trooper, Bob exhausted all of his law enforcement resources.

— Edie Peffley, NBC news, 8 July 2026

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The last time stocks were this expensive, the Y2K bug consumed the world’s attention, Britney Spears topped the charts, and dot coms were about to crash.

— James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The group consumed a majority of the oxygen within tech, with shares of the hyperscalers that pay for all the hardware struggling in opposition.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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Organizing inspection information in one platform could also simplify record-keeping and reduce the time spent comparing data from multiple sources.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Leonard spent the last seven seasons with the Clippers after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of spent

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Still, Twain squandered his own fortune and Livy’s inheritance on developing Paige’s invention, even as the Mergenthaler Linotype became the industry standard, rendering Paige’s machine worthless.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
The Phillies squandered an early 3-0 lead and fell behind 4-3 before Schwarber hit a 408-foot drive to center field off Kodai Senga (0-7), who was making the first regular-season relief appearance of his big league career.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Definition of squandered

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Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The last-place Angels have lost seven consecutive games, tying their longest losing streak of the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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