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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Recent Examples of splurges
Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
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After all, Mother is inhuman and consumes brain fluid, hinting at a parasitic nature.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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America consumes too much and saves too little.—
Neil Shearing,
Time,
20 May 2026
Noun
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It can be booked for private sessions, but if full, the spa menu offers plenty of other indulgences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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All season, the teenagers on The Audacity have been set up as troubled, neglected afterthoughts to their parents’ indulgences and machinations, and the show finally pulls the trigger on Chekhov’s gun.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Big Papi loses to David Eckstein, leaves Minnesota, wins a ring with Boston.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Still, Stroheim’s spending was out of control—literally so, insofar as attempting to rein him in seemed to provoke new extravagances.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This includes square footage of housing as well as amenities that are once viewed as luxuries but are now seen as necessities, such as dishwashers and air-conditioning.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Keep scrolling for my recommendations for a supportive neck pillow, a spacious carry-on backpack, must-have compression socks, and little luxuries that make a big difference at 32,000 feet.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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“Splurges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurges. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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