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as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you
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as in played
to spend time in aimless activity
spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch
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Oh, and Tools for Humanity is also a crypto purveyor that flirted with, and then ditched, the idea of providing a universal basic income.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Illinois lawmakers recently flirted with a tax on unrealized gains—think of stocks yet to be sold at fluctuating prices that only exist on paper—before retreating.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Super Bowl 60 will be played between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California.—
Samantha Neely,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Porziņģis, who was acquired just before Thursday’s deadline from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, has played in just 59 games over the last two seasons because of various health issues.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Trifled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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