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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
The Vikings’ offense squandered some drives despite only losing by six points.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
That last hope is squandered when Grace instead taps Hal to serve as her second-in-command.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
With the loss, the Steelers squandered an opportunity.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
San Jose State wasted Danny Scudero’s record-breaking night, blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and ultimately squandered the game as Wyoming rallied for a wild 35-28 victory in Laramie, Wyoming on Saturday night.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 13 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
George Robinson still a step behind Tennessean high school sports editor George Robinson made some progress last week in our season-long picks competition but, sadly, squandered it away seven days later.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2025
In all, Friedman and Gomes spent/squandered $107 million on those three relievers.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
That last hope is squandered when Grace instead taps Hal to serve as her second-in-command.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
With the loss, the Steelers squandered an opportunity.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
San Jose State wasted Danny Scudero’s record-breaking night, blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and ultimately squandered the game as Wyoming rallied for a wild 35-28 victory in Laramie, Wyoming on Saturday night.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 13 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
George Robinson still a step behind Tennessean high school sports editor George Robinson made some progress last week in our season-long picks competition but, sadly, squandered it away seven days later.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2025
In all, Friedman and Gomes spent/squandered $107 million on those three relievers.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
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Ahmad spent the next few days in deep discussion with Moore about everything from communist class politics to nationalist teachings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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After his playing career ended, Atkinson spent several years as a color analyst on Raiders broadcasts.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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
Verb
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No wood was wasted in the making of the Wild West scene.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers wasted opportunities in the second and third innings to put pressure on Trey Yesavage, the 22-year-old who began this season in Class A and was the second-youngest Game 1 starter in World Series history.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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How to Watch Boise State vs Nevada Boise State enters as a massive favorite, having only lost two games this year, while winning five.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the Eagles lost to the Giants two weeks ago.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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