squan·der
ˈskwän-dər 
squandered; squandering
ˈskwän-d(ə-)riŋ
2
: to cause to disperse : scatter
3
: to lose (something, such as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction
: an act of squandering
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Examples of squander in a Sentence
Verb
He vowed not to squander this opportunity.
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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Matias Grez, CNN, 16 June 2024
Otherwise, the United States might squander much of the IRA funding for the end stages of battery assembly and could lose the chance to become a major producer of electric vehicles.
—Daniel Baer, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
History shows that the absence of a durable framework not only squanders untapped potential during good times but also creates grave risks during turbulent times.
—Jacob J. Lew, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2016
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Verb
The opening 20 minutes of the second period belonged to Poland, which must have wished that Lewandowski had been fit after squandering a number of good opportunities.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 16 June 2024
Otherwise, the United States might squander much of the IRA funding for the end stages of battery assembly and could lose the chance to become a major producer of electric vehicles.
—Daniel Baer, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
Noun
The worse sin is the way the movie squanders scenes that should be transcendently ecstatic or transcendently silly.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
History shows that the absence of a durable framework not only squanders untapped potential during good times but also creates grave risks during turbulent times.
—Jacob J. Lew, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2016
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squander. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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