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as in spending
to use up carelessly
he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers
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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
Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
No more wasting time.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
One that’s too large may be overkill, using up too much electricity and unnecessarily wasting floor space.
—Brett Dvoretz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
The highly contagious disease was so wasting and terrifying that those who died of it were believed to leave their graves, infecting relatives and draining away blood and life, scholars have said.
—Author: Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
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There’s a lipstick loop, a key leash (no more wasting time rummaging around on your doorstep), an RFID-blocking compartment for your wallet, and multiple zippered and quick-access interior pockets.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
No more wasting time.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
One that’s too large may be overkill, using up too much electricity and unnecessarily wasting floor space.
—Brett Dvoretz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
The highly contagious disease was so wasting and terrifying that those who died of it were believed to leave their graves, infecting relatives and draining away blood and life, scholars have said.
—Author: Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasting
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Replacing drugs that are still effective is wasteful and expensive.Keren Landman, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Holmes likes the sharp stainless steel blades and the overall design which is a little less wasteful than most other disposables.Marci Robin, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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The agency takes the average inflation rate over that period from what's known as the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W, which tracks spending by working Americans.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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But a series of events in the last year have brought them closer to their goal after spending 34 years behind bars.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Blue horizons Younger folks are losing trust in white-collar careers.Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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After losing to the Chicago Bears last Sunday, the Rams are in danger of falling to 1-4 heading into their off week.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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In fact, Wall Street fears Trump may even ignite the next bout of inflation due to his profligate fiscal proposals.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Gold has emerged as an attractive hedge against rising inflation, profligate fiscal policies, and geopolitical instability.Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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To mark National Black Cat Day watch the video above to see the surprise return of a prodigal black cat.Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The same year that Joker used the Waynes as representatives of the evil one percent, Robert Pattinson was cast as a younger goth version of Gotham’s nocturnal prodigal son in Matt Reeves’s The Batman, of which The Penguin is a spinoff.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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