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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
Both were squandered as they were left stranded due to a Chestnut swinging strikeout.
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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
Seminole squandered an early scoring opportunity when the ball got loose in front of the net was quickly cleared.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Haiti’s Superior Court of Auditors has said the funds, intended to rebuild the country after the 2010 earthquake, were squandered during the administration of former President Michel Martelly.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
In its campaign over the past year, the MAGA movement has squandered what might have been a reasonable position.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The Kings had squandered talent, particularly in the 2023 offseason, before losing players in free agency and due to trade requests.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Seminole squandered an early scoring opportunity when the ball got loose in front of the net was quickly cleared.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Haiti’s Superior Court of Auditors has said the funds, intended to rebuild the country after the 2010 earthquake, were squandered during the administration of former President Michel Martelly.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
In its campaign over the past year, the MAGA movement has squandered what might have been a reasonable position.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The Kings had squandered talent, particularly in the 2023 offseason, before losing players in free agency and due to trade requests.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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