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- verb Present participle of
squander .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spending resources lavishly and wastefully
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Examples
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If you arent visiting Tayaabs for your curry needs you are squandering the blessings of your geography. #squandering
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 AP 2010
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The problem with the Nigeria nation is not that of Al-Qaeda but that of recklessness of its leaders in squandering the nations riches by corrupt and inept politicians.
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I don't believe in squandering a resource, but are we on the way to hookless trout fishing?
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I don't believe in squandering a resource, but are we on the way to hookless trout fishing?
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That anybody could be so foolish — that an entire nation could be so foolish — in squandering the dedication of our most important, strident supporters boggles the mind.
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Seems like most of them are more interested in squandering my money helping folks who don't belong in the country at all, or they're so busy "tolerating" everything and everyone that they completely lose sight of their function as moral compasses for the people they allegedly serve.
A Look at the Past 2006
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Republicans and Democrats are both equally to blame in squandering the nation’s wealth.
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No, this is not a story about great deals on credit cards, although it does entail squandering money.
Jon Entine: Plastic Wars: Science Loses in Renewed Campaign Against Plasticizers Jon Entine 2011
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Their proposal represents what Republican Michael Gerson rightly calls a squandering of an important Republican legacy.
Brian D. McLaren: Budgets Are Still Moral Documents Brian D. McLaren 2011
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Their proposal represents what Republican Michael Gerson rightly calls a squandering of an important Republican legacy.
Brian D. McLaren: Budgets Are Still Moral Documents Brian D. McLaren 2011
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