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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
Up close, Ansari appears younger than his 42 years, although a bit spent. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Remove wilted, fading, or dead flowers by cutting the flower stem below the spent bloom, just above a set of new leaves or forming bud. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Mark is the voice of authority as someone who spent time in the priesthood. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 Steinberg studied horticulture and agriculture at the University of Natal, spent two years in Australia working in agriculture, and returned to Johannesburg to work at a large nursery. David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
Adjective
  • Which, it should be pointed out, had to be fairly exhausted at that point.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Outside the courthouse following his victory, Sussman sounded exhausted.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, Castle acquired the rights to Ira Levin's novel, and Paramount Pictures paid Castle a handsome sum to produce Rosemary's Baby.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Faced with hunger, instability, and salaries that weren’t paid for months, men and women responded differently.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s commonly consumed in South American countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers may return the product to their local Publix store for a full refund, regardless of whether the product has been opened or consumed.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arkansas’ best offense in a decade is being wasted by a defense that is shaping up to be one of the worst in program history.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The offense, meanwhile, has wasted a few opportunities.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever fragile political system existed in Gaza has collapsed, along with the institutions that once gave public life its structure.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Apple only gave him a gold bar valued at possibly $1 million.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back then, Maurico Pochettino’s side lost the Champions League final to Liverpool, finished fourth in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tuesday also marked two years since the Leno family lost their daughter Paitynn.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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