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waster

[way-ster] / ˈweɪ stər /
NOUN
spendthrift
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The renewables biofuel factory was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel and diesel from waster, but faced unfavourable market conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

And it doesn’t have to be another unending time waster or money pit project.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

For example, spongy bone tissue is found in the inner layer of bones and contains blood vessels to deliver nutrients and remove waster from bone cells.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Keep in mind that we always find that the biggest money waster is failing to shop around; our undercover price shoppers routinely find cost differences in the thousands for the same projects.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021

Behold I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

From A Voice of Warning An introduction to the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt

The message, which was said to be deleted shortly after it was posted, also included a list of meet-up points and the statement "time wasters will be blocked".

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

West in efforts to crack down on water wasters.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

The other countries in the top five wasters have also been slow even to set a baseline to measure progress.

From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2022

In Dante’s “Inferno,” an entire ring of Hell was reserved for hoarders and wasters, a condition resulting from greed.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020

Big Bol was a bouncer at the Crow Club, perfectly suited to tossing out drunks and wasters, but too heavy on his feet to be much use when it came to a real tussle.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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