as in expensive
commanding a large price
Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage
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Recent Examples of spendy
For a less spendy sleep solution, this $85 pillow from Coop Home Goods is a favorite among multiple staffers and is backed by more than 46,000 Amazon five-star reviews.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2025
Many brunch recipes call for eggs, which are still hovering on the spendy side.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Samsung Forget the spendy flagship smartphone.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2025
Many brunch recipes call for eggs, which are still hovering on the spendy side.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Samsung Forget the spendy flagship smartphone.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
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For a ski station closer to Tokyo and less expensive than Niseko, try Nekoma Mountain in Fukushima province.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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In typical hypercar fashion, the car just sat there in the parking lot looking pretty and expensive during the parade and didn't move.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Undoubtedly, there are players with potential and talent at Tuchel’s disposal, but very little valuable experience in a position that requires more maturity and discipline.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The aftermath of that tragedy taught him a valuable life lesson about how the chaos of the world could affect the global financial sector.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The verdict is still out as to whether September’s pullback in cattle futures is a temporary pause in an ongoing climb higher or the first sign of lasting relief in a costly beef cycle.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Spendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spendy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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