1
as in to spend
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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2
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
In other words, living rent-free wasn’t a gateway to partying, drinking, and squandering my money away.
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Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Without proper communication, guidance and planning, wealth and legacies can be lost to taxes, squandering, conflicts or simply forgotten.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
As the frequency of terrorist attacks increases, the new Syrian government risks squandering its political legitimacy by failing to protect the country’s minorities.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Seeing another key matchup in Week 2, Jim Harbaugh’s team didn’t squander the opportunity for another victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Without proper communication, guidance and planning, wealth and legacies can be lost to taxes, squandering, conflicts or simply forgotten.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
As the frequency of terrorist attacks increases, the new Syrian government risks squandering its political legitimacy by failing to protect the country’s minorities.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Seeing another key matchup in Week 2, Jim Harbaugh’s team didn’t squander the opportunity for another victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for squander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squander
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That year, the board hired Pat Gelsinger, an engineer who had spent 30 years at Intel before leaving it for other companies and eventually running VMware.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Elordi spent up to 10 hours per session in the makeup chair and worked 18-hour days in full prosthetics.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The announcement sparked protests, with workers blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway until police were called to disperse the crowd.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many argue that Japan is at risk of losing its way of life, or that Japanese workers are being edged out of jobs.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Families are struggling with rising costs while City Hall wastes millions.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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This team is too talented and the defense is too good to waste a season waiting for the play caller to develop.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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