as in to consume
informal
to spend more money than usual on something for yourself
You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of splurge
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 July 2025
My dentist will be pleased to know that a water flosser is on my short list of Prime Day splurges.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 July 2025
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
In keeping with the theme, splurge on the First-Class Ticket, a riff on a Paper Plane cocktail made with Enzo’s Eagle Rare 10-year bourbon.
—Michelle Stark, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Consider adding these products to your cart along with your other skin-care splurges today.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 July 2025
My dentist will be pleased to know that a water flosser is on my short list of Prime Day splurges.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 July 2025
Noun
Honorable mention: Summer Fair Sip on your favorite beverage (including beer on tap), listen to good music, splurge a little, get a wine slushie and shop at the craft show.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
In keeping with the theme, splurge on the First-Class Ticket, a riff on a Paper Plane cocktail made with Enzo’s Eagle Rare 10-year bourbon.
—Michelle Stark, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurge
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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The Fiscal Inversion of Luxury Where most governments slap excise taxes on luxury goods to extract value from indulgence and use ability to pay as a stand-in for progressivity in taxation, Sweden took the exact opposite route.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Austin's Tarrytown neighborhood has a new spot for frozen indulgence: Zeds, an ice cream shop bringing a taste of New Zealand to 2727 Exposition Blvd #128.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 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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About 40 million people now receive SNAP payments, but 3 million of them will lose their nutrition assistance completely, and millions more will see their benefits reduced, according to an analysis of an earlier version of the bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.—
Renuka Rayasam,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Soap and juice bottles were luxuries afforded prior to visits by representatives of the Red Cross, who came twice during their four-month stay.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Nothing says comfort and luxury like a fully carpeted living room, but while the warmth and coziness were real, so were the drawbacks.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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Pyne spent 15 seasons there as a firefighter, some of them living in an old cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Soliman spent about four years at Cincinnati Children's, first arriving in the United States in 2014 after being persecuted in his native Egypt for work in support of freelance journalists.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Yet now White House officials and other critics of the project are pointing to the marble as a sign of extravagance.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Jerome Powell defended the Federal Reserve’s D.C. headquarters renovations in a detailed response to White House budget director Russ Vought, rejecting claims of extravagance and reaffirming that all work follows historic preservation and accessibility standards.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 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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“Splurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurge. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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