trifle (away)

verb

Definition of trifle (away)next
as in to spend
to use up carelessly trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifle (away)
  1. spend
  2. run through
  3. lose
Verb
  • Television executives have spent countless hours in recent years obsessing over how to make baseball games move faster, but many a true devotee will tell you that part of the game’s charm lies in its ability to facilitate socialization.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • American and Arab mediators have spent nearly a year trying to broker a cease-fire and hostage release, but those efforts have repeatedly stalled.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of spend
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  • She’s set to spend much of the spring and summer alongside Kendrick Lamar on the Grand National stadium tour, which kicks off in April and runs through June.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler $500 $430 at Walmart Wayfair: Score up to 60 percent of thousands of home essentials during the End-of-Year Clearance Sale, running through January 2.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of run through
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  • With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea and Arsenal have been heavily linked but, unless anyone floats a fee significantly north of £100million, Newcastle will simply not countenance losing a player who is contracted until 2028.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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