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adjective

as in uncontrolled

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verb

present participle of splurge
as in consuming
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 splurging
Verb
This is not about splurging to soothe a mood. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026 So some fans are opting to just watch the matches on TV, while others are splurging regardless of in-person games. — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026 Every seat at Clark’s Oyster Bar looks to be splurging on seafood towers followed by crab cakes and lobster rolls. — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026 Romance, creativity or splurging on something could feel extra tempting today. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Writer's Top Clothing Picks Looking chic on vacation doesn’t have to mean splurging on a suitcase full of designer travel clothes. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 Flush with this newfound wealth, a growing number of South Korean retail investors are splurging on luxury goods like those sold at Shinsegae, according to analysts. — John Kang, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 But if the teams that already have cap efficiency wind up benefiting most from the salary-cap jump, an NHL franchise can still gain a competitive advantage by keeping its powder dry and splurging on the right player, rather than spending millions more for a third-liner. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Taken together, the Prime Day 2026 data paints a portrait of a consumer base that is active but strained, spending but not splurging, and increasingly reliant on financial instruments — and retail events — to manage the gap between income and anxiety. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging
  1. uncontrolled
  2. consuming
  3. reckless
  4. losing
  5. extravagant
  6. spending
  7. gluttonous
  8. exhausting
Adjective
  • That data can be retained and used in future ways, unknown and uncontrolled by those whose biometric data has been collected.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Outside of programmed scripts, robots struggle to perform autonomous actions in uncontrolled environments.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of uncontrolled
Verb
  • Check their website before consuming fish caught from the rivers.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of consuming
Adjective
  • The insults often accompany reports and even videos of kids and teens engaging in reckless riding — weaving through traffic, running stop signs, ignoring pedestrians, and performing stunts like wheelies in opposing lanes, sometimes without helmets.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Platner has faced multiple allegations of reckless and drunken behavior and disturbing behavior toward women since launching his campaign in August.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of reckless
Verb
  • Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of losing
Adjective
  • For Holland, Buffett, and Musk, accumulating wealth hasn’t necessarily translated into extravagant spending.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Northland through my eyes Kansas City’s time in the limelight hosting World Cup matches and extravagant watch parties is quickly approaching its end.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of extravagant
Verb
  • For consumption, Temasek sees opportunities in spending on experiences over goods, and homegrown consumer brands that have proved innovation capabilities, over foreign brands.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • But instead, Patel is walking free after spending two years living with his parents and participating in therapy.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of spending
Adjective
  • The memory is where the data gets placed and served up to the processor, like a dinner platter holding a gluttonous giant’s feast.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Here, a gluttonous breakfast feast is served, followed by modern Thai fare for lunch and dinner.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Definition of gluttonous
Verb
  • And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of exhausting

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