1
as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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2
as in to consume
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in to waste
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spend
Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
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Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The firm, which tracks spending across all payment types, said retail sales rose 3.8% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, compared with the same period a year ago.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
With over 100 million viewers glued to their screens, brands pull out all the stops, spending upwards of $7 million for a 30-second slot.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Shoppers spent between $979.5 billion and $989 billion last month, while retail sales rose 2.5% to 3.5% in December from a year ago, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation, the nation's biggest retail trade group.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The firm, which tracks spending across all payment types, said retail sales rose 3.8% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, compared with the same period a year ago.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
With over 100 million viewers glued to their screens, brands pull out all the stops, spending upwards of $7 million for a 30-second slot.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Shoppers spent between $979.5 billion and $989 billion last month, while retail sales rose 2.5% to 3.5% in December from a year ago, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation, the nation's biggest retail trade group.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spend
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Suzuki is being paid a pretty penny for the next few seasons, so a key piece of the trade might be how much money the Cubs are willing to eat in the deal.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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A lot of college football coaches probably paid it little attention, too.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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How to Manage: To manage a lack of sleep from alcohol, either eliminate it from your diet or consume moderately during the day, making sure to stop imbibing well before your bedtime.Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
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Surprising Fact On a body weight basis, children 2 to 5 years old consume about twice as much of the red dye through food as the general population, according to the FDA.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Time and resources are wasted on high-risk leads while better opportunities slip through the cracks.Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Whereas electric stovetops lose energy from the transmission from the burner to the cookware, induction stovetops hardly waste energy.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
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And given its volatility, any government purchases or sales could have an outsized impact on bitcoin's price.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The economy is going to play a central role in the election, particularly given its sluggish performance under Scholz.Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Introverts often expend extra energy to engage in social interactions, which can be draining.Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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What follows is one of the most tonally bizarre and genuinely fun movies-about-movies ever made, touching on themes about the monstrosity of artistic genius while also letting Dafoe’s vampire be a diva who snatches a bat out of the air and drains it like a Capri Sun in front of the producers.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ontario Christian suffered its first defeat in girls basketball, losing to unbeaten Archbishop Mitty of San José in the championship game of the Nike TOC in Arizona.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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With its high cost of living, political tensions and often exhausting hustle culture, there are numerous reasons Americans seek a different lifestyle in another country.Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
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War in Europe has exhausted the combatants, but with Russia’s weakness on display, there are some hopeful glimmers of a settlement Ukrainians can abide.Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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There are a few reasons why timing matters when salting mashed potatoes: Salt absorption: Potatoes absorb salt at different stages of the cooking process in different ways.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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This gel works fast by utilizing its key blemish-reducing ingredient, which penetrates deep into your pores to clear them out and absorb excess oil—your breakouts won't even know what hit them.Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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