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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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Recent Examples of wasting
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins to stop time-wasting.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
But Anaplan was trying to do too much, wasting resources in the process.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Ken Carson isn’t wasting any time following the success of More Chaos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 June 2026
Instead of simply sweeping the same patch of ocean repeatedly, the drone estimates where the person is most likely to be, and plans a route to avoid wasting time.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
Without a way to store this surplus, wind turbines and solar panels are routinely shut off, completely wasting vast amounts of clean power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
In fact, the company’s bots seem to mostly make headlines for sucking at their jobs and wasting tax payer money.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Until that day comes, Cuoco is wasting no time filling out her TV résumé.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Verb
Instead of wasting time worrying about the perfect sides to prepare with your summery main dishes, whip up one of these one-and-done dinners—no sides required!
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins to stop time-wasting.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
But Anaplan was trying to do too much, wasting resources in the process.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Ken Carson isn’t wasting any time following the success of More Chaos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 June 2026
Instead of simply sweeping the same patch of ocean repeatedly, the drone estimates where the person is most likely to be, and plans a route to avoid wasting time.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
Without a way to store this surplus, wind turbines and solar panels are routinely shut off, completely wasting vast amounts of clean power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
In fact, the company’s bots seem to mostly make headlines for sucking at their jobs and wasting tax payer money.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Until that day comes, Cuoco is wasting no time filling out her TV résumé.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasting
Adjective
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The move came amid cost-cutting efforts and claims of wasteful spending at the agency, which worked to prevent infectious diseases and supplied medicine and water to people in nations stricken by war, famine and drought.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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In response, the Miami-Dade Mayor's office challenged the allegations of wasteful spending.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The retailer employs a team of roughly 40 to 50 personal shoppers in Paris, who work closely with top-spending clients and serve as ambassadors for the store’s designer offering.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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The department is working to approve requests for waivers that give states more flexibility for spending federal money.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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One video shows a surface to air missile hitting a drone but not destroying it; the drone crashes to the ground and explodes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The hurricane-weakening effects of El Niño may be positive for property and casualty insurers in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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An unpopular war, a structurally sound economy, but maybe GDP weakening, unemployment strong, but consumer confidence weakening.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Avoid the impulse to label someone as cheap or profligate after one or two dates, AARP advises.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The measure is clearly a state limit on profligate local governments’ ability to raise taxes.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Argentina won the last World Cup after losing its opener to lowly Saudi Arabia, Portugal won Euro 2016 after sneaking into the knockouts following three draws in the group stage and Spain won the 2010 World Cup after losing its opening match to Switzerland.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The Cowboys are like most NFL teams that roll out a synthetic surface that has a grass feel, and is vastly superior to the old knee-ruining ways of AstroTurf.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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The Dodgers are ruining baseball!—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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To descend the stairs into Marcel, the new French-continental restaurant on the lower level of the Breuer building, on Madison Avenue, is to watch a brutalist masterpiece surrender, with a kind of gracious compliance, to the softening influence of a great deal of money.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Combined with higher interest rates on pause (and the potential for them to be hiked higher later this year), softening wages and household debt at a record high, this week's news underscores the importance of storing your money in safe and profitable places.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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