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
Picault, a Haitian American who spent his teen years in Miami, and Cremaschi, a Key Biscayne native, are both fan favorites at Chase Stadium.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The song, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, had the crowd singing along as the group put their own spin on the iconic ’90s hit.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Beijing has long lacked the enforcement procedures to crack down on investors who spend at least half the year in China but evade a 20% tax on overseas income.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2025
He was expected to spend the majority of this season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, behind Rudolph.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The song, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, had the crowd singing along as the group put their own spin on the iconic ’90s hit.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Beijing has long lacked the enforcement procedures to crack down on investors who spend at least half the year in China but evade a 20% tax on overseas income.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2025
He was expected to spend the majority of this season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, behind Rudolph.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spend
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Arizona school districts spend millions monitoring students online At least 52 Arizona school districts or charter schools have paid for monitoring software in the past five years, according to GovSpend, a company that tracks government spending data.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Policy holders pay different premium amounts depending on flood risk and property value.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tailgating or consuming alcohol in the festival parking lot is prohibited and will be strictly enforced.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Together, these two foods accounted for nearly one in every seven calories consumed in the average American diet, according to the CDC report.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Diamondbacks did not waste getting their first two runners on in the bottom of the first inning or their first three runners on in the bottom of the second inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Engineers were wasting hours reconciling data, navigating different UIs and adapting workflows across tools that didn’t talk to each other.—
Leah Dodson,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The recall was given a Class II risk warning on August 1.12 NuNaturals Inc recalled 78 bottles of its Organic Pure Stevia and 78 bottles of its Pure Monk Fruit Sweetener.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Once done, the camera panned over to Kris, who gave a sassy smile before joining her girls.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy also helped promote beliefs that many childless adults on Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, don’t work and thereby drain resources from the program.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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Or perhaps a chemical reaction of some sort is actively draining them out of the core.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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Polls show the party fractured, deeply unpopular and at risk of losing not only the presidency but also its legal status — a stunning reversal for a movement that once shaped Bolivia’s national agenda.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The choice is whether to exhaust yourself trying to conduct every note or to lay down a rhythm that enables your entire team to create something extraordinary together.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My mother, exhausted, would simply tell us to go to bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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That capacity to absorb disruption and adapt under pressure is what keeps individuals functioning during personal crises.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In addition to absorbing Highsmith’s $5.6 million expiring contract, the Nets acquired an unprotected 2032 second-round pick from Miami while sending a 2026 second-round pick, protected from No. 31 to No. 55, to the Heat, per the team.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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