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adjective

ˈspent How to pronounce spent (audio)
Definition of spentnext
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep

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verb

past tense of spend
1
as in paid
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 consumed
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 wasted
to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes

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Recent Examples of spent
Adjective
Deadheading is generally not necessary, however removing spent blooms may encourage additional flowering. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 To prevent it from reseeding, make sure to cut branches with spent blooms. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The union and its affiliated Our Schools PAC reported $620,000 in direct contributions to district candidates, but groups opposed to the union’s influence have spent far more. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 The Republican Jewish Coalition spent millions of dollars on negative advertising against him during that campaign. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
  1. exhausted
  2. paid
  3. consumed
  4. wasted
  5. tired
  6. gave
  7. drained
  8. lost
Adjective
  • McCarthy claimed the condition had compromised her body's ability to fight infections, leaving her physically and emotionally exhausted.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • After advancing to the Elite Eight last season for the first time under Ivey, the Irish lost their top six scorers behind Hidalgo, all but one to exhausted eligibility or professional basketball.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.
    — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Laroche later paid nearly $800, including interest, for the car taxes and said the issue had been overblown.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of paid
Verb
  • The kosher laws include restrictions on the types of meat that can be consumed and prohibits mixing meat and dairy in the same meal, so keeping a kitchen kosher requires communal adherence to these rules.
    — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Gonzalez reportedly sat at the bar and consumed five beers, three ordered directly from the bartender and two served at a table, the report notes.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • This inept contract demands investigation to see why no one was paying attention to cut our losses, and wasted $82 million of our blood, sweat and tears.
    — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Rottinghaus said Hinojosa is still unlikely to defeat Abbott, who has held together Texas’ fractious Republican Party, but that doesn’t mean Pritzker’s money will be wasted.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of wasted
Adjective
  • On Housewives, story lines grow tired and repetitive, and attempts to shake up the dynamics inevitably fall flat as the show reverts back to a familiar staleness.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Even Trump’s biggest supporters are growing tired of the high prices that his war has caused.
    — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tired
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
Verb
  • Osceola faces a $100 million budget shortfall and has drained most of its reserve funds.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But this resilience should not be mistaken for future security of supply, especially as this potential escalation comes at a time when global inventory levels have been drained by around 1 billion barrels.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of drained
Verb
  • Republicans not only lost the House, but watched as their hope of keeping a Senate majority slipped away, too — a blue tsunami that was quickly interpreted as a rebuke of the president and his agenda.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The spot sparked national bipartisan backlash on grounds that Acton's mother had lost custody of her children decades ago after her husband, their stepfather, was indicted for raping Acton as a child.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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