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
After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
During the four-game skid, the Cubs have gone 1-for-27 with RISP while squandering 25 baserunners.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Lake also squandered tens of millions of dollars, perhaps hundreds of millions, of taxpayer money.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
After three consecutive victories in all competitions, Atlanta United squandered a late lead in a 2-1 loss to the LA Galaxy on Saturday.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
During the four-game skid, the Cubs have gone 1-for-27 with RISP while squandering 25 baserunners.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Lake also squandered tens of millions of dollars, perhaps hundreds of millions, of taxpayer money.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
After three consecutive victories in all competitions, Atlanta United squandered a late lead in a 2-1 loss to the LA Galaxy on Saturday.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squander
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Their fans spent the holiday weekend pushing back against the idea that the franchise would never be more than a bargain option amid rising prices all around them.—
Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Earn a $200 cash rewards bonus after spending $500 in purchases in the first 3 months.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Attackers also burned down one of the patient-isolation tents hastily erected on the hospital grounds, before soldiers dispersed them by firing warning shots.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The Revolutionary Armed Forces are designed less to defeat a superior power outright than to endure, disperse and make intervention costly.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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After the particularly disturbing Game 3 loss, when the Avs lost for only the second time in 76 playoff games when leading by three goals, Colorado resorted to whimpering.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The Red Sox lost their fourth straight game on Tuesday, falling 7-6 to the Atlanta Braves thanks in large part to a pair of two-run home runs by Matt Olson and Michael Harris II.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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The blow up also wasted a strong performance by rookie left-hander Payton Tolle, who survived a harrowing second inning to post his third quality start in four outings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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But that doesn’t explain why so many talented actors are also wasted.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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