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squandered

adjective as in dissipated

adjective as in exhausted

adjective as in misspent

adjective as in spilled

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I read a book he wrote in 1913 where he railed against how America squandered all of its wildlife.

It was now dark, and any chance of a surprise attack had been squandered.

It is entirely possible that a historic opportunity for peace was squandered as result.

Republicans in California are like heirs to a vast fortune who have squandered their riches.

Squandered no matter how hard we try, how mightily we labor for special attention.

Nowadays, at twenty-five, tears have become so rare a thing that they are not to be squandered indiscriminately.

Besides this, you have squandered five hundred gulden of your own money, without reckoning what is yet to be spent.

In his past life there was much to grieve over—time thrown away, opportunities laughed at, money squandered.

But we are concerned to see that the National resources are not squandered for private gain, if our best efforts can prevent it.

But, having done so, she was entitled to squander her thousands without remorse,—and she squandered them.

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On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to squandered, such as: blown, consumed, destroyed, exhausted, scattered, and spent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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