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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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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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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.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
But Anaplan was trying to do too much, wasting resources in the process.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Ken Carson isn’t wasting any time following the success of More Chaos.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
Until that day comes, Cuoco is wasting no time filling out her TV résumé.
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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!
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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
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But the district acknowledged in public meetings and in our interviews that all the water leaking and evaporating along the way is wasteful.
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That change feeds a French argument over air conditioning, still distrusted by many in much of Europe — dismissed as wasteful or unecological.
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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These kinds of old negatives are often stored inside cans and are so fragile they can’t be unrolled without destroying them, Seales says.
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Negotiating with Iran at the table, in his view, risks strengthening Iran’s role in Lebanon and weakening Lebanon’s own government.
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Several countermeasures aimed at overturning or weakening the billionaire tax have also made the November ballot.
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Avoid the impulse to label someone as cheap or profligate after one or two dates, AARP advises.
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The measure is clearly a state limit on profligate local governments’ ability to raise taxes.
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Panama can't make anything of its counter attacks and keeps losing the ball in transition.
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Sweden finished third in Group F, winning its first game by four goals and losing its second by the same margin.
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The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
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Adidas’s everyday sneakers can handle 20,000 steps without ruining an outfit, perfectly balancing cool with comfy.
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National polling on the administration’s immigration policies tends to follow party lines, drawing Democrats’ disapproval and Republicans’ support, but recent polling suggests some softening among the latter.
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In France, Le Pen and her allies are leading in polls by softening their apocalyptic rhetoric and instead promising big-government populist economic relief.
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“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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