as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly
an overpriced nightclub that caters mainly to high-rolling tourists
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Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
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Draws at home to Southampton in November (1-1) and at Leicester in December (2-2) were wasteful, especially in the latter case when a 2-0 lead was relinquished late on.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2024
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Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
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The gang leader wasn't greedy with his newfound riches, though, instead showering family and close friends with extravagant gifts.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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As for the gifts, though in this case extravagant, aren’t those part of a writer’s life as well?—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
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When the profligate first four years of socialist rule, from 1981-85, resulted in a rapidly deteriorating economy, Papandreou elevated Simitis to be finance minister and oversee a tight austerity program.—
Demetris Nellas,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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Musk has been sounding the alarm about the nation's profligate spending.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
27 Dec. 2024
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“High-rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-rolling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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