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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
Instead of splurging on bottled water, consider spending money on a nice reusable water bottle that’ll make water drinking more of a habit. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2026 For this story, Jessie scoured the Hill House Home new arrivals for fall finds worthy of splurging on this season. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2026 Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop Labor Day Deal Really feel like splurging post-Labor Day? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Pressman says splurging on one-time experiences like travel can be a way to enjoy some of that money without taking on additional ongoing expenses. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 While restrooms and showers are shared, the roomette provides a cozy, private retreat without splurging on extra space. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026 In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Whether shoppers are grabbing a traditional half-gallon or splurging on a unique pint, the current relief might be a little bit sweeter on their wallets this weekend. — Isabelle Labianco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging
  1. uncontrolled
  2. consuming
  3. reckless
  4. losing
  5. extravagant
  6. spending
  7. gluttonous
  8. exhausting
Adjective
  • The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could help stop the uncontrolled proliferation of satellites in Earth orbit, which threatens to erase stars from the sky, astronomers hope.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This includes how the enterprise deliberately shapes its external capabilities, interfaces, standards, data exchanges and commercial dependencies without allowing the vehicle to become an uncontrolled collection of third-party technologies.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncontrolled
Verb
  • Researchers writing in Harvard Business Review found that employees switch between applications roughly 1,200 times per day, consuming nearly 9% of the workweek in reorientation and context switching alone.
    — Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The filing alleges that Karla died on June 20 after consuming frozen GreenWise blueberries from Publix on May 21.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of consuming
Adjective
  • He was placed under arrest and charged with first-degree arson, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This reckless negligence was palpable at Bagram Air Base, where troops left an ocean of trash in the wake of their messy departure.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reckless
Verb
  • The returning group, which also includes Jacob Ross, is still feeling the sting of losing to Michigan in the national championship game more than five months ago.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Mets allowed four earned runs in an exceptionally sloppy third inning, losing a 3-2 lead.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of losing
Adjective
  • The blue carpet at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles was a sea of extravagant and unconventional ensembles featuring plenty of fur, feathers, and fringe.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the brand’s spring 2027 collection didn’t take second place to the extravagant little details founders Corrada Rodriguez d’Acri, Delfina Pinardi and Maria Sole Torlonia added to their seasonal presentation.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of extravagant
Verb
  • The BofA analysis found big growth in per-person video-game spending across age groups in the 12 months to August, with even Gen Z, the generation with the smallest increase, spending 20% more.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Sure, like in the Ohio Senate race, just on the reservations for media that are on the books now, Republicans are spending a hundred plus million dollars, Sherrod Brown spending $55 million.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of spending
Adjective
  • America’s Semiquincentennial was celebrated across the country this summer with big, dumb, gluttonous fun.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gluttonous
Verb
  • Commanders should seek positional advantages without exhausting their soldiers, manipulate the enemy’s movements when possible, and recognize when circumstances make pursuit or attack unwise.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute has become even more complicated because some members of the 2022 class pursued professional opportunities after exhausting their eligibility under the previous system.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausting

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“Splurging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurging. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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