overspends

verb

present tense third-person singular of overspend
as in consumes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspends
  1. consumes
  2. spends
  3. depletes
  4. exhausts
  5. splurges
  6. loses
  7. squanders
  8. runs through
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  • The chips are power-hungry (a ChatGPT AI query consumes about ten times as much energy as a normal Google search) and also generate a lot of heat, which requires cooling systems.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Maneuvering consumes energy, and atmospheric flight produces substantial heating and drag.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of consumes
Verb
  • The privacy extends to the luxury categories where Gen Z spends most heavily.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The ‘closer’ Today, as a first-year resident in Boston, Carleton spends most of his time treating patients.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • Dumped into waterways, whey encourages bacterial and algal growth that depletes oxygen and can damage aquatic ecosystems.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Still, rising tensions over the self-governing island loom in the background, as the Iran war depletes the US’ weapons stockpile and Taiwan’s AI chip production raises the stakes for any potential conflict.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of depletes
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  • If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausts
Verb
  • For years, American families have relished the vast marketplace that global trade offers, finding essentials and splurges online at prices tailored to various budgets.
    — Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of splurges
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  • Nepal, which has reported about 26 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood events in the past four decades, loses ​more than 300 lives and property worth millions of dollars to extreme climate events annually on average.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During peak season, these rules determine whether AI books the right job, creates extra work for dispatch or loses the customer.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • All are standing aside while Stephen Miller squanders whatever standing the Republican Party had left with veterans, frontline civilians and military families.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Over and over, Levinson squanders opportunities for humanization or interiority in favor of provocation.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Definition of squanders
Verb
  • Brice is nice If Misiorowski is the ace of Milwaukee’s pitching staff, the offense runs through former Corona Santiago High star Brice Turang, who is one of just three major leaguers to score at least 102 runs and drive in 100 in the regular season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The relationship runs through Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s biological father, Charles Stanley Gifford, according to MyHeritage’s research.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs through
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“Overspends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspends. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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