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verb

present tense third-person singular of splurge
as in consumes
informal to spend more money than usual on something for yourself You should let yourself splurge once in a while.

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noun

plural of splurge
as in indulgences

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Recent Examples of splurges
Verb
For years, American families have relished the vast marketplace that global trade offers, finding essentials and splurges online at prices tailored to various budgets. — Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurges
  1. consumes
  2. indulgences
  3. loses
  4. extravagances
  5. exhausts
  6. luxuries
Verb
  • Every prompt, retrieval, reasoning step and autonomous agent action consumes tokens that translate directly into cost.
    — Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Naseej estimates that the UAE consumes roughly 500 million textile items annually and generates about 220,000 metric tons of textile waste, 88 percent of which ends up in landfill.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumes
Noun
  • In this view, regulation, safety testing, liability, and labor protections are all indulgences that a superpower can no longer afford.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Wellness elements are also included in the itineraries, adding balance to the indulgences through activities like spa treatments and movement sessions.
    — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of indulgences
Verb
  • By middle age, everyone loses around a third of their amplitude of accommodation.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the inventory drops below 300 million barrels, the SPR loses its ability to pump oil at rapid speeds to address emergencies, Misra said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of loses
Noun
  • In the wealthiest state in the wealthiest country in history, these are not extravagances.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • And as in those days, extravagances like butler service and delicacies like caviar, lobster, and seafood towers are at the ready.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of extravagances
Verb
  • If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhausts
Noun
  • The invitation to rest looks too much like resignation, like capitulation to the reality-denying luxuries of the good life.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And why Americans are still spending on little luxuries despite economic uncertainty.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
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