wastefulness
noun
Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
a wasteful use of natural resources
a careless and wasteful person
We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.
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Margins are thin, labor costs are rising, and many processes are inefficient and wasteful.
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Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Critics say the aid programs are wasteful and promote a liberal agenda.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
What To Know Musk, once a political moderate with a history of backing Democrats, embraced Trump over the past year and was tapped to lead his administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task force aimed at cutting wasteful spending.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The spokesperson listed specific programs that the Trump administration considered wasteful, including $750,000 to reduce xenophobia in Venezuela, $67,000 for feeding insect powder to children in Madagascar and $3 million for circumcision, vasectomies and condoms in Zambia.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Critics say the aid programs are wasteful and promote a liberal agenda.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
What To Know Musk, once a political moderate with a history of backing Democrats, embraced Trump over the past year and was tapped to lead his administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task force aimed at cutting wasteful spending.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The spokesperson listed specific programs that the Trump administration considered wasteful, including $750,000 to reduce xenophobia in Venezuela, $67,000 for feeding insect powder to children in Madagascar and $3 million for circumcision, vasectomies and condoms in Zambia.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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