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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
It’s been delivered by an administration that promised to put America first, to a country with a long track record of squandering other people’s money and defaulting on its own debts.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Either the Broncos offense wakes up, or this team squanders all of the goodwill from beating the Eagles last week.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
But what mattered most, what will stick with the Chiefs the most, was how it all was squandered in the end.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
There were two opportunities in the second half for TCU to keep drives alive, but Hoover missed Manjack high on both drives as TCU squandered opportunities to take the lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Either the Broncos offense wakes up, or this team squanders all of the goodwill from beating the Eagles last week.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
But what mattered most, what will stick with the Chiefs the most, was how it all was squandered in the end.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
There were two opportunities in the second half for TCU to keep drives alive, but Hoover missed Manjack high on both drives as TCU squandered opportunities to take the lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squander
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Veteran Daniele Rugani, who spent last season on loan at Ajax, showed his experience against Kylian Mbappe and maybe that his recent contract renewal was worthwhile after all.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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What started as a weekend hobby quickly grew into a full-fledged business, and Molski, who has since retired from healthcare sales, couldn't be happier to spend his weekends hunting and restoring vintage pieces.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Microscopic structure behind the strength Using X-ray analysis, the team found that the LCs dispersed within the LCEs and formed tiny pockets – much like chocolate chips in cookie dough, as the team described.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shifting the focus to more affordable and widely dispersed ground combat systems makes sense for Taiwan.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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No team in the Championship has lost more than the nine points Wrexham have dropped from a winning position this term, a damaging trait that began on the opening day at Southampton when two stoppage-time goals turned a 1-0 win into a dramatic loss.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In law, finance, tax, and other high stakes domains, wrong answers do not just waste time.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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