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
Verb
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The Jaguars spent the last two seasons in Class 3A, losing 39-38 to Marshall in the Section 2AAA semifinals last year.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Literally spent days on end just doing calligraphy because her mom kept coming up with different things that HAD to be in calligraphy to match.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The agency urged consumers not to eat the affected broccoli and to throw away immediately.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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Police have thrown away her belongings countless times in the decade she’s been on Sacramento’s streets, the most recent of which on Veteran’s Day.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The North American trek kicks off in Oklahoma City on March 5 and will run through Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Las Vegas, Oakland and wrap up with a hometown show in Memphis.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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The outing will begin April 28 with a four-night stand at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and will run through July 11 in Atlanta.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Liability insurance costs for Vermont ski areas skyrocketed, and the state lost many of its small, local ski hills.—
Betsy Z. Russell,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Feb. 2025
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Almost 10 years after his Friars roast performance, Gottfried lost his job as the voice of the AFLAC duck after tweeting jokes about a deadly earthquake that hit Japan.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Fiddle away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20away. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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