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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
Cease walked too many batters and was left in the game to squander a lead.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Messi delivers the dagger Despite thoroughly controlling most of the match, the result was still in doubt late in the second half as Argentina squandered a few opportunities to increase its lead.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Last season ended with a play-in game collapse, the Clippers squandering a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to the Golden State Warriors at home.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
In short, corporate governance was designed to enable companies to access capital from public investors who would be protected, by boards, from self-serving executives who might squander their cash.
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Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Messi delivers the dagger Despite thoroughly controlling most of the match, the result was still in doubt late in the second half as Argentina squandered a few opportunities to increase its lead.
—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Last season ended with a play-in game collapse, the Clippers squandering a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to the Golden State Warriors at home.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
In short, corporate governance was designed to enable companies to access capital from public investors who would be protected, by boards, from self-serving executives who might squander their cash.
—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Nowadays, Monson de Kansky still keeps busy, whether by managing the Sierra Madre property; spending time with her four children, six grandchildren and cat, Lizzie; keeping up with current affairs and old friends; or, naturally, teaching dance.
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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On the solstice, the first goal was to clear trash that had found its way onto the orchard, then form makeshift berms out of rocks dispersed around the space.
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The San Jose Police Department has declared an unlawful assembly and in the name of the People of the State of California, order all those assembled at Santa Clara St and Almaden Ave to immediately disperse, which means to break up this assembly.
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But every time Panama loses possession, Croatia is ready to take up residence in the attacking third.
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The shelf-stable meals are designed to help families whose children lose access to school lunches during the summer months.
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Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
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Simply wrap your hair around the flexible rod, go to sleep, and wake up with a head full of curls without wasting time getting ready.
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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