as in consumed
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to spend more money than usual on something for yourself
You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
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Recent Examples of splurged
Tron’s flop comes one week after The Smashing Machine underdelivered to the tune of a $6 million opening; condolences to the 133 of you who splurged on both.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Mets general manager David Stearns might need to stay disciplined after owner Steve Cohen splurged on Juan Soto in free agency a year ago.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
To celebrate, the couple splurged on dinner at a seafood restaurant in West Ocean City, lottery officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
And in 2023 when a standoff in Congress prompted sentiment to decline, Americans still splurged throughout that year, namely on concerts and travel.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Guo splurged on a vintage rose Ferrari.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Como may have brought in Alvaro Morata on loan, but the €100m the league’s biggest spenders have splurged is mainly on up-and-coming players like teenager Jesus Rodriguez from Real Betis and Jayden Addai from AZ.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Mets general manager David Stearns might need to stay disciplined after owner Steve Cohen splurged on Juan Soto in free agency a year ago.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
To celebrate, the couple splurged on dinner at a seafood restaurant in West Ocean City, lottery officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
And in 2023 when a standoff in Congress prompted sentiment to decline, Americans still splurged throughout that year, namely on concerts and travel.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Guo splurged on a vintage rose Ferrari.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Como may have brought in Alvaro Morata on loan, but the €100m the league’s biggest spenders have splurged is mainly on up-and-coming players like teenager Jesus Rodriguez from Real Betis and Jayden Addai from AZ.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurged
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For weeks, the community of Westminster, Colorado, had been consumed by the disappearance of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, who had vanished earlier that month while walking to school.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How to Watch Boise State vs Nevada Boise State enters as a massive favorite, having only lost two games this year, while winning five.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the Eagles lost to the Giants two weeks ago.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, Carter made it through his final chemotherapy in October 2023, exhausted but surrounded by quiet celebration.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Three were drafted, and the other exhausted his eligibility.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Splurged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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