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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer
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Recent Examples of squander
To be sure, corrupt governments sometimes do squander U.S. foreign aid.
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Joannie Tremblay-Boire, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
The previous Saturday, KU squandered six-point leads both down the stretch in regulation and during the first overtime of what became a 92-86 double-OT loss to the Houston at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Back in February 2023, the Terps squandered their No. 21 position in the poll by suffering back-to-back losses at unranked Ohio State and Penn State.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
But Harbaugh is getting another year of MVP-caliber play from Jackson and can’t afford to squander that with a loss to a sliding Steelers squad.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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From feeling the sunshine on your skin to swimming in crystal-clear waters, spending time at the beach can have a healing impact on your wellbeing.—
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Much has been made of the amount Chelsea have spent on the squad via the transfer market since the takeover, with more than £1billion ($1.3bn) committed to new signings.—
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The exhaust fan above the stove won’t be enough to disperse the emissions, either.—
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Higher ceiling panels will allow orchestral sound more room to disperse, rather than clotting onstage.—
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On the other side of the screen, Ukrainians die, lose territory, see apartment blocks reduced to rubble, consider desertion, and watch the backbone of their western support dissolve.—
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Back then, Chelsea lost 4-1 rather than 3-0, but most of the same ingredients were there, with Chelsea outfought, outthought and outplayed.—
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That’s so her milk won’t be wasted nursing her children.—
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Public has the right to know Opinion: California’s smart and vocal farmers keep silent as Trump wastes water Water commissioners seemed particularly interested in helping move Sites Reservoir toward construction.—
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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