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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
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 The Hollywood project portrayed Belfort and his friends using drugs while splurging on luxury goods and participating in illicit activities. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 While smaller rug sizes can be much cheaper, splurging for the 8x10, 9x12, or the largest size appropriate for your space can save you in the long run. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging
  1. uncontrolled
  2. consuming
  3. reckless
  4. losing
  5. extravagant
  6. spending
  7. gluttonous
  8. exhausting
Adjective
  • The Amylyx drug, avexitide, is being developed to halt severe, uncontrolled drops in blood sugar that some people experience after undergoing stomach-reducing surgery for weight loss.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • There are several risk factors for aortic dissection, including chronic, uncontrolled high blood pressure.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of uncontrolled
Verb
  • Because poppy seeds come from the same plant species used to produce opiates, consuming large amounts can sometimes lead to detectable levels of opiate compounds in urine tests.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • The potential spread of massive water and electricity-consuming data centers into Florida has sparked fierce opposition from thousands of residents and drawn dividing lines between its most powerful politicians.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of consuming
Adjective
  • An alleged reckless, DUI driver crashed into a Metro bus while leading Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on a pursuit through Compton on Monday afternoon.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Whether a challenge was reckless or unlucky, whether force was proportionate, whether intent should count at all — no additional data resolves these questions.
    — Oded Netzer, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of reckless
Verb
  • His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • In his second run for governor, after losing to Pritzker by 13 percentage points in 2022, Bailey is again focusing much of his attention on crime and criticism of the SAFE-T Act, a law Pritzker signed in 2021.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of losing
Adjective
  • The newlyweds, both 36, tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony at the iconic venue July 3, which took over the streets of Manhattan and required the New York Police to shut down the immediate vicinity.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revealed how much Taylor Swift paid the city for her and Travis Kelce‘s extravagant Madison Square Garden wedding.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Definition of extravagant
Verb
  • Between outside economists and litigators, the states could end up spending $20 million.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2026
  • The Anagram sunglasses style is the best way to get your hands on the maison’s finest without spending a fortune.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 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
  • But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The two young women at the center of the chamber piece that is Fruit Gathering face more challenges than hard work in a monotonous environment, including exhausting work, economic uncertainty and social repression.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of exhausting

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