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adjective

Definition of wastingnext
as in squandering

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verb

present participle of waste
1
as in spending
to use up carelessly he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers

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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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as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of endless months of inactivity wasted him

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“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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