as in extravagant
given to spending money freely or foolishly
my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek
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Recent Examples of wasteful
Almudhegi also promised to cut wasteful spending, saying that $3 million was way too much to spend for a new park, Peace Park East, next to the former Dearborn City Hall building.
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Europe’s defense industry is fragmented and ridden with wasteful redundancy.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Examples of wasteful spending are legion, but here are three examples that immediately caught our attention.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Europe’s defense industry is fragmented and ridden with wasteful redundancy.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Examples of wasteful spending are legion, but here are three examples that immediately caught our attention.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteful
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Huppert delivers a commanding performance as Marianne Farrère, a wealthy heiress whose extravagant gifts to a much younger artist ignite public outrage.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Okane is desperate at the prospect of losing both her true love and her one defender, and her desperation gives rise to extravagant and harrowing drama.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the same folks who said Trump’s tariffs would cause runaway inflation also said Biden’s profligate spending wouldn’t cause inflation.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Dembele, once a creative, two-footed but profligate winger who Luis Enrique coached into a prolific striker, has not started any of the five Club World Cup games.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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If the script is a tad heavy-handed in making Clara seem almost indifferent to her mother’s suffering, Touzani is too generous a director not to allow the character some redeeming displays of conscience before the domestic drama plays out.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Downstairs, both bedrooms open onto a winter garden, with the primary suite featuring a polished en suite bath and generous storage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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It would be accompanied by state audits into how spendthrift local governments overcharge for roads, school construction and parks.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to money-hungry special interests and spendthrift leaders, Californians pay among the highest corporate, sales, gas and income taxes in the nation.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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In his own way, prodigal Harry has always been a more easy-going son than William.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Boston’s prodigal sons will cash in on their decades-long friendship as Miami police officers who seize millions of dollars from a stash house in their latest collaboration, Joe Carnahan’s upcoming Netflix thriller The Rip.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The country star was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Thomas has been lazy all year and lost a catch Sunday being careless with his feet on what should have been an easy completion on the sideline, unable to get a second foot down with a lot of room.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The subsequent uncertainty and introspection are exacerbated during a pre-festival press conference, which becomes a flashpoint when the cast and crew come under fire for an allegedly careless adaptation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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DeSantis signed a bill this year preempting local governments from blocking development of a presidential library, aiming to overrule potential opposition in liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lazar will likely face liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Democratic state lawmaker from Madison, for the seat Bradley is vacating.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteful. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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