as in consuming
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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 splurging
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tax advisors are widely expensive, with large companies splurging thousands if not millions to hire them.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More iPhone Deals Don't feel like splurging yet?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
In splurging on Harbaugh, Dean and John Spanos surely also ceded him more power.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Best Camping Gear Deals During Labor Day, consider splurging on a new tent, like the Coleman 6-person Instant Tent, now over $50 off, or a new sleeping bag, like the Soulout 4-season Sleeping Bag that’s on sale for $32 thanks to an onsite coupon.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The duo discovered that Stoner’s business team had mismanaged finances, splurging on lavish gifts.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
An outing with friends could disrupt your sense of security, while others of you consider splurging on a community affair.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tax advisors are widely expensive, with large companies splurging thousands if not millions to hire them.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More iPhone Deals Don't feel like splurging yet?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
In splurging on Harbaugh, Dean and John Spanos surely also ceded him more power.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Best Camping Gear Deals During Labor Day, consider splurging on a new tent, like the Coleman 6-person Instant Tent, now over $50 off, or a new sleeping bag, like the Soulout 4-season Sleeping Bag that’s on sale for $32 thanks to an onsite coupon.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The duo discovered that Stoner’s business team had mismanaged finances, splurging on lavish gifts.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging
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Robert Zemeckis' comically gruesome look at female beauty standards finds Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn consuming a magic potion that promises eternal life — with a little (nay, a lot) of maintenance.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the study, the membrane achieved one of the highest selectivities for lithium among similar technologies while consuming considerably less energy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Opposition to the storage systems usually focuses on the possibility of thermal runaway, a chain reaction of uncontrolled heating that can lead to fire or an explosion.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to Healthline, lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled production of white blood cells called lymphocytes.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Postpartum hemorrhaging is the most common cause of women losing their lives in birth.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The country star was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Huppert delivers a commanding performance as Marianne Farrère, a wealthy heiress whose extravagant gifts to a much younger artist ignite public outrage.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Okane is desperate at the prospect of losing both her true love and her one defender, and her desperation gives rise to extravagant and harrowing drama.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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Each one of those alerts puts millions of lives on hold – part of Russia’s strategy of terrorizing and exhausting Ukraine’s civilian population.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Check him out in all his gluttonous glory.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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And, of course, the usual gluttonous serving sizes.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Splurging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurging. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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