1
as in to spend
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer
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Recent Examples of squander
But that was essentially all the Red Sox could muster, with the club going 1-2-3 afterwards and then squandering a two-out walk in the ninth.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Only one team in NHL history — the Detroit Red Wings in 1942 — squandered a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Of course, United’s recent transfer market success has been so low that there is concern the club would squander any fee for Fernandes and end up in an even worse situation.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Mbappe became only the third Madrid player to score an away hat-trick against Barcelona but could only watch as his team lost 4-3 and squandered any chance of retaining their La Liga title from the previous season.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Only one team in NHL history — the Detroit Red Wings in 1942 — squandered a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Of course, United’s recent transfer market success has been so low that there is concern the club would squander any fee for Fernandes and end up in an even worse situation.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Mbappe became only the third Madrid player to score an away hat-trick against Barcelona but could only watch as his team lost 4-3 and squandered any chance of retaining their La Liga title from the previous season.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Prosecutors allege that one of the defendants and other co-conspirators spent three days on-site scouting an international jewelry show in San Mateo, Calif., including making multiple calls to each other, to plan the robbery.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Most entrepreneurs spend their time trying to optimize their funnel, fix their ads or tweak their landing page.—
Rudy Mawer,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The deeper grooves of the wet tires can disperse more water and are best for the rainiest days.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Los Angeles County, which stood to lose nearly $20 million in annual federal HIV prevention funding, was looking at terminating contracts with 39 providers.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The Sox are on pace to lose 110 games and own the second-worst 81-game start (26-55) in franchise history.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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For Kinnear, the former Leeds United CEO leading the process behind the scenes, there has been little time to waste.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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There’s little question that some of the money Washington spent in recent years on foreign aid was wasted or devoted to pet ideological causes.—
Andrew Tisch,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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