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verb

Definition of splurgesnext
present tense third-person singular of splurge
as in consumes
informal to spend more money than usual on something for yourself You should let yourself splurge once in a while.

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splurges

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noun

plural of splurge
as in indulgences

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  1. consumes
  2. indulgences
  3. loses
  4. exhausts
  5. luxuries
Verb
  • Of course, although India's demand growth in percentage and volume terms exceeds China's growth in the EIA's forecast, the latter still consumes significantly more oil.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • During that brief life, the serverless function consumes some amount of memory and CPU.
    Matt Butcher, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of consumes
Noun
  • Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain indulgences, or forgiveness for sins during a Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-century tradition that dates from 1300.
    Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Martin Luther’s opposition to the church’s practice of selling indulgences inspired him to launch the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of indulgences
Verb
  • If just one of those teams loses, and the Colts win Sunday, there is still hope.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Forced out of the presidential race, exposed as senile, his VP then loses, and the pardon of his son causes widespread bipartisan outrage.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of loses
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  • The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be brought back to court after the prosecution exhausts its appeals.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This is essential as Ukraine exhausts its Soviet-era stocks and transitions to more advanced NATO weapons.
    Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
Definition of exhausts
Noun
  • The Andiamo Along with all the supremely luxurious yet understated luxuries that walked the Bottega Veneta’s spring/summer 2023 show was a new bag.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Some luxuries are worth having in wartime.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of luxuries
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