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as in spent
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in dispersed
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 squandered
Ogwumike’s clutch shot was needed because the Sparks (4-3) squandered an eight-point lead in the final 4½ minutes.
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Daily News, 30 May 2026
The Avs squandered a 3-0 first-period lead.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Oklahoma City comes to Frost Bank Center for Friday’s Game 3 with the swagger of champions and the urgency of a team that squandered home-court advantage.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Former Horned Frog Sebastian Gorzny had a huge come-from-behind win over Chan, who squandered three match points, to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, That plus a win by freshman Kalin Ivanovski, who beat De Ravel 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, helped the Longhorns secure the win and move on to the national championship.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 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
When that happens, even the best inspiration can get squandered by an inability to listen to each other.
—Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
Daily News, 30 May 2026
The Avs squandered a 3-0 first-period lead.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Oklahoma City comes to Frost Bank Center for Friday’s Game 3 with the swagger of champions and the urgency of a team that squandered home-court advantage.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Former Horned Frog Sebastian Gorzny had a huge come-from-behind win over Chan, who squandered three match points, to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, That plus a win by freshman Kalin Ivanovski, who beat De Ravel 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, helped the Longhorns secure the win and move on to the national championship.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 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
When that happens, even the best inspiration can get squandered by an inability to listen to each other.
—Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 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 officers, aided by officers from South Chicago Heights and other neighboring jurisdictions, Cook County and Will County sheriff’s deputies and K-9 units, dispersed the teens, who were blocking the 3300 block of Chicago Road and moving into a parking lot on the street’s east side, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The Portland Trail Blazers took them to five games, the Minnesota Timberwolves (an ailing team) took them to six games, and the Thunder lost in seven.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Past Republican efforts to quickly override state AI laws appear to have lost momentum, setting up a complex future battle.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Jung supporters wasted their dollars.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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The prosecution opened first with Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye, who wasted no time and dived right into the tragedy.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Squandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squandered. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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