as in to splurge
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Recent Examples of overspend
So, Maryland is overspent by over 10% and Mohler can fully explain that .2%.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
Instead of overspending in free agency or drafting a quarterback to save the franchise by Week One, the Giants have made moves that appear appropriate to change the organization's narrative.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
During an era when the new rules of the 2023 collective bargaining agreement penalize and restrict teams that overspend, the Thunder payroll ranks just 25th out of 30 franchises, per Spotrac.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Leave them open If there are no high fees or temptations to overspend, keeping old accounts open can help improve your credit score.
—Christina Majaski, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
Instead of overspending in free agency or drafting a quarterback to save the franchise by Week One, the Giants have made moves that appear appropriate to change the organization's narrative.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
During an era when the new rules of the 2023 collective bargaining agreement penalize and restrict teams that overspend, the Thunder payroll ranks just 25th out of 30 franchises, per Spotrac.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Leave them open If there are no high fees or temptations to overspend, keeping old accounts open can help improve your credit score.
—Christina Majaski, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
Verb
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This Connecticut community college student couldn’t afford to regularly splurge on lottery tickets.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Instead, try using small bags or containers to portion high-calorie snacks you may be tempted to splurge on.9 8.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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The turtle's transmitters will last two months, allowing Lang and partnering technicians to track how the turtles spend their summer.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Only three other people in the world have spent more cumulative time on spacewalks than Williams.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Endless arguments could consume tons of precious computing cycles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Recipes for everything from ceviche mixto with popcorn (!) to flan to sweet plantains are sure to delight, and the book’s chatty, convivial tone is likely to linger in your mind long after the meal has been consumed and the dreaded dinner dishes are done.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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The impact of the estate tax could deplete 40% of the assets subject to tax at her death.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The early colonists didn’t deplete this plentiful stock much, if at all.—
Benjamin Cassidy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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But were you really impoverished by buying from Costco?—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Republicans have floated industry-destroying ideas like taxing college and university scholarships as income, which would instantaneously blow up thousands of budgets in higher education and impoverish millions of students.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Miami squandered the opportunity to take an early lead, leaving three base runners stranded in the top of the second inning.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Boston also squandered a prime scoring opportunity in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases against Angels lefty Reid Detmers before coming away empty handed.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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Miami wasted another opportunity to cut into the Cardinals’ lead in the seventh, stranding another pair of runners on base after striking and grounding out with one out.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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In a one-scene cameo, Kyle MacLachlan represents the tough-love alternative as Kate’s exasperated ex-husband, who’s ready to throw in the towel, but agrees to write one last check — well aware his daughter will find some way to waste it.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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