overspending

verb

present participle of overspend
as in spending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspending
  1. spending
  2. depleting
  3. consuming
  4. splurging
  5. exhausting
  6. wasting
  7. squandering
  8. misspending
Verb
  • He was allowed to leave the country, spending weeks at a rehab facility in Switzerland.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the sweet snaps, the mother-son duo could be seen spending time together on the beach, posing after a tennis lesson and hanging out on vacation.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of spending
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  • Authorities were wary of depleting China’s supply and someday becoming dependent on imports, as the country is for oil and gas.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Persistent overuse combined with a record-dry winter and rising temperatures have been depleting both Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of depleting
Verb
  • Studies have proven that regularly consuming whole grains has a positive effect on health, reducing certain markers that indicate chronic inflammation.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The cooking process greatly reduces that risk, as does storing the cooked garlic and oil at a temperature below 38° and consuming them within 2 weeks.
    — Jeremy Fox, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • Pressman says splurging on one-time experiences like travel can be a way to enjoy some of that money without taking on additional ongoing expenses.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of splurging
Verb
  • The everyday cost of war Six months of conflict and severe economic hardship have made daily life exhausting for regular Iranians.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For Cameron, who spent decades exhausting HIV treatment options as his virus developed resistance, among the biggest benefits may be that the two-drug regimen effectively controls his virus while exposing him to fewer medications.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausting
Verb
  • As Mars and Saturn clash, avoid wasting your energy trying to fight FOMO!
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers dropped another one-run heartbreaker in Detroit, wasting Blake Snell’s five innings of one-run baseball as the Tigers walked off with a 2-1 win.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of wasting
Verb
  • This year, though, with the Jays exiting a buy-and-sell deadline in danger of squandering their season, Kirk’s latest heater might be season-saving.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Valkyries needed a big second half after squandering a double-digit lead late in the second quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of squandering
Verb
  • Glen Gilzean, who left his Orange County post accused of misspending millions in taxpayer dollars, has been tapped as the new CEO of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County.
    — Alexa Coultoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Another is the surprising fact that no Florida law specifically prohibits public officials from misspending public funds on political advertising.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of misspending
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“Overspending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspending. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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