as in spent
to use up carelessly
trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism
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There are people in this world who exchange birthday gifts with their manicurist, and then there are those who have spent many solitary hours mastering the art of the at-home manicure.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Liberatore previously spent almost nine years at Airbnb, and before that worked in senior finance roles at SquareTrade, eBay and PayPal.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Padres lost 4-3 to the White Sox on Friday in a manner that has become familiar.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Angels lost, 7-6, to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, falling to a team that for much of the year was on pace to break record for futility set by the Chicago White Sox last season.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Trifled (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifled%20%28away%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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