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
This spending puts them in the same ballpark as Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, but is still shy of Chelsea, who have spent more than £2bn in the same period, although their net spend will be much lower than that figure given their success at selling players.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Guests can also spend time at the 6,480-square-foot garden restored through research into historical plant species, including two majestic centuries-old olive trees.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Guests can also spend time at the 6,480-square-foot garden restored through research into historical plant species, including two majestic centuries-old olive trees.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spend
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There are also fears that doctors in these practices may focus too much on keeping paying patients happy, rather than providing the best disease management or medical care, researchers said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The jump in community college enrollment shows that more people feel this type of education sets them up to find a well-paying job without going into heavy debt, officials at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College said.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cities and towns can remove arsenic from groundwater, but some rural communities and isolated homes can’t afford those options, leaving residents to consume polluted water or haul it in from elsewhere.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The floodwaters had nearly consumed his home.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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Across the country, stormwater runoff can carry oil, grease, bacteria, dirt and waste into nearby waterways.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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New rules To reduce time-wasting, goalkeepers will concede a corner for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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In addition to that, a membership gives you access to Prime Video, with unlimited streaming and original programming.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is tremendous demand to be part of NFL team ownership and, relative to other leagues, very few sales or transfers of ownership stakes give a buyer controlling interest in a team.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Use Their Expertise To Accelerate Growth Fractional leaders deliver focused expertise and strategic clarity without draining the limited runway.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The lake itself was drained in the 1980s because of safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Aug. 2025
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South Dakota State lost 21 players to transfer after last season, but the tradition of smash-mouth football and dominating the trenches did not leave.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Indian Community School reinforces cultural identity Many Indigenous people lost much of their language and culture through federal- and church-run boarding schools in the late 1800s through the early 1900s.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Homer also said that Dumas was not authorized by the board to file an injunction and did not exhaust all options as required by the board before going to court, including following FMU’s internal complaint procedure.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then absorb all three Archives box sets.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Aug. 2025
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These fabrics are heavily trafficked and absorb odors easily — and hold on to them.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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