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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
In the year since then, FAU has become less safe, its reputation has suffered, and its resources have been squandered.
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Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Without question, the Longhorn men have squandered a comfortable spot in the NCAA Tournament and have made their path to the postseason much more difficult with a painful 88-85 overtime loss to ascending Oklahoma Saturday night.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Clippers squandered a 25-point lead, allowing the Spurs to complete a fourth-quarter comeback and win 117-112 on Friday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
But, across the next seven frames, Team USA squandered so many chances to run-rule a Brazil team that featured only one player in its lineup with any major-league experience.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Had Hezbollah squandered the last of its political capital?
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Both were squandered as they were left stranded due to a Chestnut swinging strikeout.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
But the government has squandered that presumption here.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
This confidence was hard-won over decades, yet it is being squandered through recent reckless fiscal behavior.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Without question, the Longhorn men have squandered a comfortable spot in the NCAA Tournament and have made their path to the postseason much more difficult with a painful 88-85 overtime loss to ascending Oklahoma Saturday night.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Clippers squandered a 25-point lead, allowing the Spurs to complete a fourth-quarter comeback and win 117-112 on Friday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
But, across the next seven frames, Team USA squandered so many chances to run-rule a Brazil team that featured only one player in its lineup with any major-league experience.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Had Hezbollah squandered the last of its political capital?
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Both were squandered as they were left stranded due to a Chestnut swinging strikeout.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
But the government has squandered that presumption here.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
This confidence was hard-won over decades, yet it is being squandered through recent reckless fiscal behavior.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
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Fifth-year senior Latasha Lattimore, who spent her freshman year at Texas, scored a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds for Ole Miss (23-10).—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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So as the secure and stable image Dubai spent so long cultivating crumbles, is a mass exodus imminent?—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The crowd dispersed around noon, grabbing catered tamales on their way out.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hosted by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, the studios dispersed throughout Ramona will be open to visitors the weekend of April 11-12.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games because of a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 15-47 record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, our tax dollars for traffic control are being wasted since there was no police enforcement anywhere in sight as usual.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Though doubt may creep in, keep reminding yourself that any effort spent on those goals wasn’t wasted.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Squandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squandered. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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