1
as in spending
to use up carelessly
he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers
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2
as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
one country attempting to waste another
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3
as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of
endless months of inactivity wasted him
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Recent Examples of wasting
Erica Paige, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
No more wasting time.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
One that’s too large may be overkill, using up too much electricity and unnecessarily wasting floor space.
—Brett Dvoretz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
The highly contagious disease was so wasting and terrifying that those who died of it were believed to leave their graves, infecting relatives and draining away blood and life, scholars have said.
—Author: Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New rules To reduce time-wasting, goalkeepers will concede a corner for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Others dabble in advertising without a strategy, often wasting money on campaigns that are never tracked for effectiveness.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Colman Domingo isn't wasting any tears on his haters.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Create an account ahead of the launch and save your credit card and shipping information to avoid wasting time.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in wild deer in Ballard County and in a captive deer in Breckinridge County, according to the state.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
There is a strong argument to be made for not wasting time with what followed.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
What To Know California is not wasting any time in combating what is happening in Texas.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Owning my gear has significantly streamlined my travel experience — no more wasting time in long rental lines, dealing with mystery-smelling boots that have seen better days, or forking out cash for rentals every season.
—Erica Paige, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
No more wasting time.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
One that’s too large may be overkill, using up too much electricity and unnecessarily wasting floor space.
—Brett Dvoretz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
The highly contagious disease was so wasting and terrifying that those who died of it were believed to leave their graves, infecting relatives and draining away blood and life, scholars have said.
—Author: Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
Adjective
And the work continues off planet as well; astronauts living on the ISS exercise hard every day to stave off the bone loss and muscle wasting that long stays in microgravity induce.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New rules To reduce time-wasting, goalkeepers will concede a corner for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Others dabble in advertising without a strategy, often wasting money on campaigns that are never tracked for effectiveness.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Colman Domingo isn't wasting any tears on his haters.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Create an account ahead of the launch and save your credit card and shipping information to avoid wasting time.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in wild deer in Ballard County and in a captive deer in Breckinridge County, according to the state.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
There is a strong argument to be made for not wasting time with what followed.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
What To Know California is not wasting any time in combating what is happening in Texas.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasting
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Even after spending £420m, Liverpool are arguably a little light in a couple of areas.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Greengrass was editing the picture, wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena in Southern California, killing residents and destroying homes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 74-year-old François Bayrou resigns on Tuesday after choosing to gamble his political survival on a confidence vote a day earlier—and losing it by a huge margin.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Cracker Barrel has become a cookie-cutter corporate chain, steadily losing its Southern flavor.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And broadcasting your irritation too loudly risks ruining the atmosphere for everyone else just as much as their yelling or off-key chants.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Just as Alexis Bellino flubbed her second chance by aligning herself too closely with Johnny J, an Ed Hardy snapback that refuses to die, Gretchen is ruining hers by trying to relitigate things from the Obama Administration.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Serving as a throughline for this 40mm model’s development are Genta’s signature, which led to the idea of his signature octagonal shape softening into the sensual curves of a cushion, leaving the ambiguity of a shape that appears round at first glance.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, the job market is softening, and there’s political pressure from the president to slash rates aggressively to 1%.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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About 90% of the former Spring Hill Mall is gone and work demolishing the final anchor store set to begin in the next couple of weeks, officials said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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After filing the first lawsuit, attorney Katie Steele of Varghese Summersett also sought a temporary restraining order to prevent the owners from removing or destroying tenants’ property from the units, or demolishing the building, and to preserve critical evidence in the case.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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