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“Running is just that much more efficient in expending more calories in a shorter amount of time,” Williams says.

Expending American treasure and blood should only be undertaken when it has a reasonable chance of success.

Krauthammer called Clinton naive for expending blood and treasure to protect human rights and self-determination in the Balkans.

And, yes, there may be one or two other matters on which lawmakers could be more productively expending time and energy.

As for Israel, Obama has a number of cards he can play without expending too much political capital at home.

The house had a large yard, and by expending a small amount of money was made very attractive.

The storm had now rotated to the west, and was expending its fury upon the barricades of the two Douvres.

And, therefore, I would not discourage anyone in expending whatever thought and labour might be in him upon any literary work.

It was only a portion of this wealth that they were expending in the manufacture of armament.

For what greater pleasure is there than in expending one's natural energies under pleasant conditions?

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to expending, such as: offering, allowing, awarding, bequeathing, null, and conferring.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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