1
as in spends
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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2
as in disperses
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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Google spends billions each year to be the default search engine on web browsers and smartphones.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Camus’ book is split evenly before and after the killing, whereas the film spends more time chronicling Meursault’s life up to the point he’s arrested.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after the party disperses, the play’s director is shot in the back of the head.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Through emulsification, essentially gradually adding one ingredient to another while rapidly mixing, disperses tiny drops of one of those liquids into the other to form a uniform blend.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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An education nonprofit loses funding — a child loses after-school care.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The fact that any remaining mutual admiration is fueled by mutual animosity is thus introduced right up front, and the movie wastes zero time setting out the rules of engagement for what will soon become take-no-prisoners warfare between the Roses.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Images of your work setup without an inspiring message, generic rambles that don't connect, and anything that doesn't portray you in the best light wastes everyone's time.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Squanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squanders. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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