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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 this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.
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James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The finances also are wobbly here as all the money left behind by the Dowager Countess has been squandered.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Those fortunes were made and squandered rapidly—Iran went from bereft during the Iran-Iraq War, to unbeatable two decades later, to resoundingly beaten a little less than two decades after that.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
After years of mismanagement, Puerto Rico’s electricity system remains broken, its debt unresolved, and billions of federal recovery dollars have been squandered.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Those 1906 Brooklyn Superbas had not squandered a nine-game division lead like these Dodgers have.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
The Sox squandered a six-run lead, falling 11-10 in front of 29,134 at Truist Park.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
After his pass to Taylor, Fields had three straight incompletions before the Jets had to punt and squandered good field position.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
With two outs, Heliot Ramos hit into an inning-ending force out, and the opportunity was squandered.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The finances also are wobbly here as all the money left behind by the Dowager Countess has been squandered.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Those fortunes were made and squandered rapidly—Iran went from bereft during the Iran-Iraq War, to unbeatable two decades later, to resoundingly beaten a little less than two decades after that.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
After years of mismanagement, Puerto Rico’s electricity system remains broken, its debt unresolved, and billions of federal recovery dollars have been squandered.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Those 1906 Brooklyn Superbas had not squandered a nine-game division lead like these Dodgers have.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
The Sox squandered a six-run lead, falling 11-10 in front of 29,134 at Truist Park.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
After his pass to Taylor, Fields had three straight incompletions before the Jets had to punt and squandered good field position.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
With two outs, Heliot Ramos hit into an inning-ending force out, and the opportunity was squandered.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
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Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With tens of thousands of attendees having now dispersed, vital witnesses or clues could be lost.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In that instance, a large number of officers arrived and dispersed the crowd through verbal commands.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though proceeds have boosted the country’s economy, some opposition leaders say much of it has been wasted or pilfered.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Beck to Daniels, TD The Hurricanes wasted little time getting on the board.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Squandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squandered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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