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• n  spending resources lavishly and wastefully
  more wasteful than the squandering of time
• v  spend thoughtlessly; throw away
• v  spend extravagantly

• Which all suggests we may be squandering a national resource: our best young minds.
• Whereas the dot-commers were like profligate renaissance princes, squandering money on vainglorious artworks, the more traditional advertisers this year gave us a lot of same .
• A rainout gave Boston another day to recover for Game 7, and despite holding and eventually squandering a three-run lead in that game, it was Buckner's error that's held .

• waste
• blow
• squander
• consume
• ware

• conserve

News & Articles

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• Nava's 14th-inning single lifts Red Sox over Rays
  Daniel Nava hit a tiebreaking single in the 14th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 on Monday night after squandering two late leads in a testy game that included a bench-clearing scrum.
  June 12, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• Berkman, Rangers extend Tribe losing streak to 8
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Lance Berkman was actually more relaxed with the Texas Rangers on the verge of squandering a great scoring chance in a tie game.
  June 11, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• Red Sox top Rays in 14 after 2 blown leads
  Daniel Nava hit a tiebreaking single in the 14th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 on Monday night after squandering two late leads in a testy game that included a bench-clearing scrum.
  June 11, 2013 - ESPN

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in PinkNews.co.uk
  There are scars which mark the surface of our earth, erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world's mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption,the Pope said.
• Earl Pomeroy in Boston Globe
  This is not just another case of runaway corporate greed and arrogance, ripping off shareholders by excesses lavished around the executive suite,said Rep. Earl Pomeroy, DN.D. "These bonuses represent a squandering of the people's money....
• William Odom in WLOS
  Odom says Bush is letting -- in his words -- "the United States fly further and further into trouble, squandering its influence, money and blood, facilitating the gains of our enemies."