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waste one

VERB

drop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel end give up leave lose stop

STRONG

abort adios cease desert discontinue dismiss disown ditch divorce forfeit forsake interrupt jilt kick quit reject relinquish remit renounce repudiate resign sacrifice scratch scrub separate shake terminate

WEAK

be alienated from break with call off cast off dust off eighty-six forget about have done with part from part with throw over wash out wipe out write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue keep maintain start

STRONG

hold

WEAK

pursue take up

Example Sentences

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Don’t waste one brain cell trying to deduce the assassin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s also going to be about someone who understands the job — who understands the Senate and the House — because he’s not going to want to waste one minute in office.”

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Sizov, 24, wants to eliminate food waste one fruit at a time.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Because I am "low-risk", my regular physician, who does have limited testing available, could not waste one of the test kits on me.

From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2020

She didn’t waste one minute telling everybody that my name was Charlie Reese and please welcome me to their church family.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

waste one

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