as in to spend
to use up carelessly
fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet
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Recent Examples of fiddle away
Her positive pablum came too late to stop critics from casting her as a modern-day Nero, the emperor who supposedly fiddled away as Rome burned.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle away
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From feeling the sunshine on your skin to swimming in crystal-clear waters, spending time at the beach can have a healing impact on your wellbeing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sleeping the necessary seven to nine hours is like making a deposit, and any deprivation (that is, being awake more than 17 hours in a row) is like spending.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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That totals more than $425,000 of public money thrown away for nothing – although this amount is incomplete according to a district spokesperson who said at the time that more invoices were expected.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 4 Nations Face-Off began on Wednesday when Canada threw away a two-goal lead in regulation but came back to snatch a 4-3 overtime victory against Sweden thanks to a winner from Mitch Marner.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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But a company spokesperson told Axios in early January that sales would run through March or April.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Performances begin tonight and run through March 23.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Remember—you've already lost if your ad feels like an interruption.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Where slave labor once made bricks, and thousands lost their lives, the designer crafted a massive concrete monument, completed in 1969.—
Michael Allen,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Fiddle away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20away. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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