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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
squander .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not used to good advantage
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Examples
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Otherwise we Democrats have once again squandered a great opportunity. greg D
Trippi: GOP trying to turn Obama into another Jimmy Carter 2009
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Meaning that if you speculate and are backed by the feds, and fail, one could very easily make the argument that large amounts of capital being squandered is a form of theft.
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The Wizards took the second chance and again squandered it, with Nick Young missing a jumper from the top of the key.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Precisely how much has been squandered is not known but the congressional team has been carrying out investigations and publishes quarterly reports.
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But Wisconsin squandered the majority of its opportunities.
USATODAY.com - College Football - San Diego St. vs. Wisconsin 2006
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The amount of money they raised and squandered is phenomenal.
March 2004 2004
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The Packers (8-3) again squandered a chance to clinch the NFC
NFL - National Football League - Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay 2002
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The Packers (8-3) again squandered a chance to clinch the NFC
NFL - National Football League - Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay 2002
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Heat coach Pat Riley noted that his players once again squandered the homecourt edge they worked for 82 regular-season games to earn.
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He had another win squandered Wednesday when setup man Mike Stanton allowed a tying three-run homer to Ricky Ledee before New York pulled out
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