as in to spend
to use up carelessly
fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet
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During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.
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American doctors are so conspicuously well-paid that a group of economic researchers spent years trying to figure out why.
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The Padres, meanwhile, have lost six straight and given up 66 runs over the last six days, the most in such a span in franchise history.
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But water also carries the potential for danger, and parents who have lost a child to drowning are begging families to use caution.
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Rats are burrowing into aid parcels, forcing people to throw away scarce rice or flour supplies.
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John Wilson/Netflix ©2026 Netflix is going to throw away money on blockbuster critical flops anyway.
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After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball.
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The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26.
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“Fiddle away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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