overspent

verb

past tense of overspend
as in depleted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspent
  1. depleted
  2. exhausted
  3. consumed
  4. spent
  5. splurged
  6. squandered
  7. wasted
  8. lost
Verb
  • The budget is sinking into deeper deficits, the sovereign wealth fund has been nearly depleted, and tax hikes are straining consumers who are already struggling with high inflation.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With the Bombers’ bullpen depleted, the junk-balling lefty didn’t allow a baserunner while recording a three-inning save after Cole hit the showers.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • Thérèse Anyiya, a nurse working in Ituri’s capital Bunia, said she is exhausted by the work demands and poor working conditions.
    — CHINEDU ASADU, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine’s Patriot supplies been exhausted, said The Guardian.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Upstream checkpoints are typically published in formats such as Safetensors and consumed through frameworks like Transformers.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • The professional explorers spent a year living inside the Boundary Waters, using their platform to speak loudly for its protection.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Chief among them was the United Kingdom, which soon began to attract a number of big-budget movies thanks to a hugely popular 25% cash rebate on production expenses, including money spent on actors’ salaries and other above-the-line costs.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • E-commerce boomed during the pandemic, when shoppers, flush with stimulus cash, splurged on new items.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While shopping for purses, Cardi also splurged on a pair of red knee-high boots with gold heels.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of splurged
Verb
  • The team’s good will had been squandered over the years by parting with a few of their best players.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Giants have squandered Webb’s starts for the better part of five years.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of squandered
Verb
  • Not only was $25,000 of taxpayer money wasted, but the public is still in the dark and still losing money.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An enormous amount of safe food gets taken off shelves and is wasted under the current system, costing big retailers hundreds of millions — and in some extraordinary cases, billions — of dollars each year, according to Yiannas.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of wasted
Verb
  • By this stage, Villa had already lost two physios and its head of medical services, Arnaldo Abrantes, to Arsenal.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fifteen customers by Fall Creek near Pendleton also lost power.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
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“Overspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspent. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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