as in to consume
informal
to spend more money than usual on something for yourself
You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of splurge
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
If someone urges you to splurge, smile, breathe, and pause.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Fragrance used to be a splurge purchase reserved for the department store counter.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Verb
More than a quarter of the total audience splurged for premium large-format screenings that can carry steeper price tags.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
If someone urges you to splurge, smile, breathe, and pause.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Noun
The flavors are fresh, clean, and familiar, and the dishes are colorful and delicious without being a splurge.
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Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Fragrance used to be a splurge purchase reserved for the department store counter.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurge
Verb
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Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
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Some blooms can be consumed or mixed into elixirs, bringing aesthetic charm, subtle flavor, and wellness benefits to your dishes and routine.
Noun
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Now the carriages are no longer a necessity but an indulgence aimed at tourists.
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Chocolate is one of Americans' favorite indulgences, with consumers spending billions of dollars on it every year.
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But every time Panama loses possession, Croatia is ready to take up residence in the attacking third.
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The shelf-stable meals are designed to help families whose children lose access to school lunches during the summer months.
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Images emerged of him on other luxury vacations, including an all-cash trip to Aruba.
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On June 27, the Chanel ambassador offered up a unique, and unexpected, take on the luxury fashion house's classic skirt suit.
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Nowadays, Monson de Kansky still keeps busy, whether by managing the Sierra Madre property; spending time with her four children, six grandchildren and cat, Lizzie; keeping up with current affairs and old friends; or, naturally, teaching dance.
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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Here, the journey itself is the extravagance, turning slow, long-distance rail into something decidedly cinematic.
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The color palette reflects an extravagance the duo had on their side—two whole years to redo the space’s layout and interior.
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For a country exhausted by notifications, that simplicity has become its own selling point.
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But mostly they were exhausted from balancing their teaching careers with single parenting.
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“Splurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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