1
as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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2
as in to consume
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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3
as in to waste
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spend
And what many people don’t know is that behind every patient is a cancer registry specialist (CRS) spending hours reading through charts, identifying events, interpreting dates and ensuring accuracy for each case.
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David Talby, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The Phillies have spent considerable time searching for predictable patterns to his movements, pitch selection … anything.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2025
After his second consecutive game-winner, Boatright spent the two days leading up to the Syracuse Regional Final on ice but didn’t heal in time and the Stars didn’t have a backup.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Chopra is well known for spending much of his career developing, teaching, writing about and disseminating such practices.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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David Talby, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The Phillies have spent considerable time searching for predictable patterns to his movements, pitch selection … anything.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2025
After his second consecutive game-winner, Boatright spent the two days leading up to the Syracuse Regional Final on ice but didn’t heal in time and the Stars didn’t have a backup.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Chopra is well known for spending much of his career developing, teaching, writing about and disseminating such practices.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spend
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But the borrower must still pay the mortgage every month.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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Florida’s Board of Medicine fined Romeu $10,000; ordered him to pay $6,722 in case costs; take two continuing medical education classes; and do 50 hours of community medical service.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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Update your profile headline to include your target client Your LinkedIn headline is so important and most people waste on job titles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Coach Mario Cristobal wasted little time reforming the group that handicapped his team a year ago.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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Samsung has given Harman access to a wide array of technologies beyond traditional audio, including instrument panels and driver monitoring.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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His cameo in Rocky III gave wrestling mainstream attention, along with his cartoon called Hulk Hogan’s Rock 'n’ Wrestling, which was broadcast on Saturday mornings in the mid-1980s.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Several of Yazan’s four older siblings also looked thin and drained.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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The answer is to stop dating men who drain your brilliance, and to start dating as the woman who chooses herself first.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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In just the wild-card era — dating back to the 1995 season — a whopping 10 teams have lost six in a row and gone on to win the World Series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
22 July 2025
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More recently, the show lost one of its own when Warner died at age 54 on July 20.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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The goal is to exhaust the activist organization’s resources and force them to shut down.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Bonding panels together rather than welding them makes controlling the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) levels much easier as the adhesives absorb vibrations, while the stiffness provides much more control in terms of lateral movement.—
Alex Kalogiannis,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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The mineral is used as a physical barrier sitting on top of the skin (unlike chemical sunscreen, which absorbs into the skin), providing broad-spectrum protection against sun damage immediately after application.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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