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as in spent
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in dispersed
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 squandered
With sizzling 3-point shooting early, and enough from beyond the arc later, the Heat were able to somewhat rebound from Saturday night’s devastating loss in Orlando, when a 22-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter was squandered.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
After Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception deep in Pittsburgh territory squandered a scoring opportunity, Humphrey picked off Wilson and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Time after time, Utah’s shooters squandered their looks in the first half of the game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
These are especially dangerous places for gambling addicts, some of whom have squandered their life’s savings.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The Hawks also squandered leads to the Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
The Miami Heat squandered the opportunity Sunday night with a 119-116 loss at Scotiabank Arena to the lowly Toronto Raptors, a loss that dropped them to 9-9.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
The last of those defeats came on Saturday at Las Palmas, meaning the Catalans have squandered a six-point lead which could be reduced to one if bitter rival Real Madrid keeps winning and also gets the better of Valencia in a game in hand.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
ReFED estimates that nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater use is squandered growing food that spoils before ever reaching our mouths.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
After Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception deep in Pittsburgh territory squandered a scoring opportunity, Humphrey picked off Wilson and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Time after time, Utah’s shooters squandered their looks in the first half of the game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
These are especially dangerous places for gambling addicts, some of whom have squandered their life’s savings.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The Hawks also squandered leads to the Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
The Miami Heat squandered the opportunity Sunday night with a 119-116 loss at Scotiabank Arena to the lowly Toronto Raptors, a loss that dropped them to 9-9.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
The last of those defeats came on Saturday at Las Palmas, meaning the Catalans have squandered a six-point lead which could be reduced to one if bitter rival Real Madrid keeps winning and also gets the better of Valencia in a game in hand.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
ReFED estimates that nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater use is squandered growing food that spoils before ever reaching our mouths.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
Verb
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She’s spent over five years researching, reporting on, and writing about the beauty industry for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie.—
Adam Mansuroglu,
WWD,
27 Dec. 2024
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Niall Horan spent 2024 on the road, touring his latest album The Show.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This person needs to be able to coordinate with everyone from local business owners to concerned citizens to state officials who make decisions about how funding is dispersed.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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In our grandparents’ day, families weren’t dispersed across the country, and family members often took care of their frail relatives.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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Atlanta lost Charlie Morton and Max Fried in the offseason before losing Reynaldo López to a shoulder injury this year.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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