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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Elon Musk calls Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ wasteful Elon Musk criticized President Donald Trump’s sprawling One Big Beautiful BIll as wasteful in a new interview amid signs the epic bromance between the man in the White House and the world’s richest man is fading.
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Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Emerging narrative or worldview: Much of this Federal funding is wasteful and supports faculty and research with biases inimical to the values of many citizens.
—Rick Miller, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
China’s top-down innovation model, heavily reliant on government subsidies and investment, has proved to be both inefficient and wasteful.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Groups called on the Trump administration to curb wasteful use of Colorado River water.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Emerging narrative or worldview: Much of this Federal funding is wasteful and supports faculty and research with biases inimical to the values of many citizens.
—Rick Miller, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
China’s top-down innovation model, heavily reliant on government subsidies and investment, has proved to be both inefficient and wasteful.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Groups called on the Trump administration to curb wasteful use of Colorado River water.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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