gamble away
verb
gambled away; gambling away; gambles away
: to lose (something, such as money) by gambling
She gambled away her inheritance.
gambling the city's future away
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Boomers are a frequent Groyper target, lambasted as avatars of a bumbling, aging affluence that gambled away social stability for cultural decline.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But in 1945, things got even more interesting when then owner, Hank Frey, gambled away the place in a dice game with local rancher Gene Wade.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
On the day before the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade in February, Isaiah Rodgers packed his locker at the team facility after invigorating a career that had almost been gambled away.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Gambling addiction, which impacts a little over 1% of the population, has led some to gamble away unemployment checks and even lose their homes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Lee is alleged to have gambled away a lot of the money.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But in 1945, things got even more interesting when then owner, Hank Frey, gambled away the place in a dice game with local rancher Gene Wade.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
On the day before the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade in February, Isaiah Rodgers packed his locker at the team facility after invigorating a career that had almost been gambled away.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Gambling addiction, which impacts a little over 1% of the population, has led some to gamble away unemployment checks and even lose their homes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Lee is alleged to have gambled away a lot of the money.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Gamble away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble%20away. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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