squandered

verb

Definition of squanderednext
past tense of squander
1
as in spent
to use up carelessly squandered all her money gambling in casinos

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2
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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
  1. spent
  2. dispersed
  3. lost
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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
  • Niall Horan spent 2024 on the road, touring his latest album The Show.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of spent
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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
  • 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
Definition of dispersed
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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
  • 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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