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spent

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verb

past tense of spend
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spent
Adjective
In the 1950s, French engineers helped Israel build a nuclear reactor and a secret reprocessing plant to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel. Dan De Luce, NBC news, 28 June 2025 In a nuclear power plant, the reactor core and the spent nuclear fuel are the most radioactive components. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
Despite all this bad news, Carol Tome, the company’s CEO, spent just over $1 million in August to add to her UPS holdings. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The sixth-year quarterback spent most of the game scanning downfield with good protection, finding nothing and settling for shorter throws. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
Adjective
  • The director noticed that the exhausted Sheen couldn't keep his eyes open even when cameras were rolling.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tributes have been paid to Ricky Hatton after one of Britain’s greatest boxers was reported to have died at his home at the age of 46.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk’s supporters paid tribute to the activist at vigils in states including New York, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Dakota and Utah.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The water and food animals consumed left a chemical signature in their bones, which provided researchers with a key to their origin.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Reed got her first gig at Cataloochee at the age of 19 in 1996 and has never tired of the work.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Manning’s inefficiency was on full display, and the Longhorns faithful grew tired of it during the first half.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rise of low-cost airlines like Ryanair and easyJet, along with the widespread adoption of the internet and operators like Airbnb, gave consumers the confidence to book their own flights and accommodation and create their own trips.
    Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Neidorff and his wife donated an additional $124,000 to Newsom’s 2022 reelection campaign while Centene itself gave Newsom $32,400.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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