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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

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Verb

And the human brain only consumes about 20 watts of energy doing that.

— Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Every prompt, response, and autonomous agent interaction consumes tokens, and as AI systems become more sophisticated, usage can scale from thousands to millions—or even trillions—of tokens.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of consumes

Noun

The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
With an abundance of genre-crossing indulgences that are scary, surreal, and sometimes silly, the Paramount+ hit is operating at full warp speed in this penultimate outing, the debut episode of which just premiered on July 23, 2026.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of indulgences

Verb

As the family loses another beloved member, The Sopranos alums are grieving the death of Vincent Pastore.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
All the structure and discipline in the world won’t spare him from criticism if Michigan loses four games this year, which is a distinct possibility with a schedule that includes Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana and Oklahoma.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 31 July 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

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
Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.

— Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

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