as in to splurge
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Recent Examples of overspend
The $200 million deficit is largely attributed to overspending on Medicaid, but the problem compounds for the 2025-26 fiscal year where economists are projecting a roughly $750 million shortfall.
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John Frank, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Resist the temptation to overspend on marketing and operational overhead.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Those are the outliers because, generally speaking, Bucs general manager Jason Licht prefers to retain the team’s own free agents rather than overspend for mostly older and overpriced ones.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, who wrote the memo, warned that the city is now overspending by about $300 million during the current fiscal year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overspend
John Frank, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Resist the temptation to overspend on marketing and operational overhead.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Those are the outliers because, generally speaking, Bucs general manager Jason Licht prefers to retain the team’s own free agents rather than overspend for mostly older and overpriced ones.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, who wrote the memo, warned that the city is now overspending by about $300 million during the current fiscal year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
Verb
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This e-gift card will give them an excuse to splurge on this designer’s ultra-chic offerings.—
StyleCaster,
StyleCaster,
8 Apr. 2025
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And at Spa La Quinta, splurge on the Citrus Escape body treatment, a sugar scrub followed by a Vichy shower and topped off with a massage.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Levine most recently spent a year as CEO of Kevin Hart’s media company Hartbeat.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This means ensuring your organization can maintain its mission over time without depleting resources or burning out your people.—
Michel Koopman,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Williams figures to inherit a roster depleted by lack of eligibility, early entry into the NBA and the transfer portal.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Europeans aren’t accustomed to being told so bluntly by U.S. officials that Europe is impoverishing itself with its dirigisme, but someone had to say it.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2025
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His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The game lasts about two minutes in total before the AI calls it a day, exhausted from generating the worst gaming experience possible.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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His aunt is exhausted, unsteady on her feet, her eyes red.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For nearly eight innings Saturday, the Mets squandered scoring opportunity after scoring opportunity.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Even before this week’s tariffs, Mr. Trump had squandered his post-election honeymoon.—
Nate Cohn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The protests specifically targeted the rapid downsizing and cuts to waste in the federal government.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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