1
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
Nor should squandering an opportunity to create American jobs.
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John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
In the season three premiere, Ada’s back by Agnes’s side, this time as a wealthy widow at the helm of their household after her nephew Oscar squandered the van Rhijn fortune.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
New York is 8-17 in its last 25 games and has squandered a 5½-game lead in the NL East.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
After feeling squandered by the Kentucky General Assembly, Raymond is excited to shift her focus to local issues.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
In the season three premiere, Ada’s back by Agnes’s side, this time as a wealthy widow at the helm of their household after her nephew Oscar squandered the van Rhijn fortune.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
New York is 8-17 in its last 25 games and has squandered a 5½-game lead in the NL East.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
After feeling squandered by the Kentucky General Assembly, Raymond is excited to shift her focus to local issues.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 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
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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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Trump wants to disperse GOP voters across the state to help flip blue seats, rather then have them be consolidated in red districts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Agents used tear gas to disperse protesters, and one person died after falling from a roof during the raid.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
19 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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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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Whole departments can get stuck defending past decisions because admitting a mistake feels worse than wasting more money.—
JJ Rosen,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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