1
as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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2
as in to consume
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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3
as in to waste
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spend
There are various workout areas where some players spend time with personal trainers, along with getting out on the greens and hitting cue balls.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
In other words, magazines that charge $100,000 per ad page are going to spend big sums on those whose stories abut the ad pages.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The wealthiest firms—Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft—have together spent hundreds of billions of dollars building the infrastructure needed to train and run AI models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a warning label on social media, pointing to an alarming statistic: Teenagers are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
In other words, magazines that charge $100,000 per ad page are going to spend big sums on those whose stories abut the ad pages.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The wealthiest firms—Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft—have together spent hundreds of billions of dollars building the infrastructure needed to train and run AI models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a warning label on social media, pointing to an alarming statistic: Teenagers are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spend
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In March, the USDA's Office of Inspector General notified California, Florida, New York and Texas of inspections of their SNAP programs to see if the states were improperly using administrative funds to pay out benefits, the emails show.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Johnson Johnson County homeowners paid a median $4,221 in residential property taxes in 2023, marking the highest median dollar amount paid among both Kansas and Missouri counties for that year.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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Arepas are corn pancakes that can be consumed on their own or with an array of garnishes and fixings.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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The children who consumed the cookies were transported to Christ Hospital and have since been released, according to WFLD.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Mets analyst Ron Darling didn't waste any time calling out Davis for his miscue.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Coaches are wasting hours on LinkedIn without seeing results.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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What’s the Takeaway for People With Heart Failure? Experiencing issues with planning and thinking can be especially problematic for people with heart failure, given the complex self-care required to manage the condition.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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The village gave the stores a few weeks to remove the product from their shelves, and the village has not had an issue with compliance in the past year, Wold said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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These clocks will, unfortunately, drain your batteries a little quicker but probably not fast enough to really take notice.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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They’re emotionally drained, exhausted by the mental gymnastics that have such a profound effect on their franchise’s direction.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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Again the water spray obscured what happened there just before the twister lost its power.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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To the elderly and those already exhausted by their efforts to get this far, this simply became an insurmountable barrier.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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After exhausting the questions, Witt posed for a picture with the entire class.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2025
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The experience felt a little like getting unexpectedly absorbed in a trashy episode of reality TV, but also like suddenly realizing that a conversation that started in the shallows of small talk has at some point drifted into the deep waters of meaning.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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The government would absorb or benefit from any difference.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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