fiddle away

verb

Definition of fiddle awaynext
as in to spend
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle away
  1. spend
  2. throw away
  3. run through
  4. lose
Verb
  • Taiwan already spends billions of dollars on U.S. military equipment.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The constitutional amendment renews approval for the state using Minnesota State Lottery revenue for conservation, raises the amount of lottery money the state can spend each year and creates a new advisory council to decide how to award grants.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of spend
Verb
  • Knight explained how her design process focuses on ways to make sure the customer is less likely to throw away the garment.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The number includes not just energy used by hospitals and clinics but also the huge amounts of medical waste, often single-use plastic devices, which are thrown away each day, said Buonocore.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of throw away
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  • The 17th season of outdoor skating, which opened this week, runs through Jan. 20 at the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • This offer runs through Tuesday and limit one treat per in-store customer, the company posted on Facebook.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of run through
Verb
  • The pay television side lost 43,000 subscribers in the third quarter, while Sling TV gained 145,000.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Philadelphia has beaten up on weak competition, defeating the Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars and Cowboys — all five teams have losing records and a combined record of 13-35.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of lose
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fiddle (around)

fiddle away

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