1
as in paying
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 consuming
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 wasting
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spending
Even after spending £420m, Liverpool are arguably a little light in a couple of areas.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Selena also has her sights set on becoming a chef and enjoys spending time with her siblings and trying out new activities.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Many travelers use it as a one-way link between Denmark and Norway, while others treat it as a mini-cruise; arriving in the morning, spending a few hours exploring Oslo or Copenhagen, before returning on the evening departure.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
These suspensions have happened despite Zuckerberg spending thousands of dollars on Meta.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks for spending another week with The Good News with Brad Schmitt.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Five years later, the companies are more aligned and will soon share the status of media partners with the NBA, meaning many viewers will be spending time in both media ecosystems on a regular basis.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Selena also has her sights set on becoming a chef and enjoys spending time with her siblings and trying out new activities.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Many travelers use it as a one-way link between Denmark and Norway, while others treat it as a mini-cruise; arriving in the morning, spending a few hours exploring Oslo or Copenhagen, before returning on the evening departure.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
These suspensions have happened despite Zuckerberg spending thousands of dollars on Meta.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks for spending another week with The Good News with Brad Schmitt.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Five years later, the companies are more aligned and will soon share the status of media partners with the NBA, meaning many viewers will be spending time in both media ecosystems on a regular basis.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending
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See the pet in person before paying any money.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other revenue sources include federal and local money, with the remainder from paying fares.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, consuming healthy amounts of iron and vitamin D was associated with hair growth.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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Such downsides are among the reasons many people opt against consuming too much cream cheese over a short period of time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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And the work continues off planet as well; astronauts living on the ISS exercise hard every day to stave off the bone loss and muscle wasting that long stays in microgravity induce.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
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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The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The bowls have wavy, scalloped edges that give it an artisanal look as well as holds and cutouts for draining any lingering water.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil that’s well-draining, and amend it with compost or other organic matter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 74-year-old François Bayrou resigns on Tuesday after choosing to gamble his political survival on a confidence vote a day earlier—and losing it by a huge margin.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Cracker Barrel has become a cookie-cutter corporate chain, steadily losing its Southern flavor.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stop exhausting yourself trying to be different leaders for different generations.—
Dana Williams,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.—
Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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