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
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.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle away
Verb
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Rempe is spending this summer training in the New York area.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Prosecutors allege that one of the defendants and other co-conspirators spent three days on-site scouting an international jewelry show in San Mateo, Calif., including making multiple calls to each other, to plan the robbery.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Any watermelon that has visible mold should be thrown away.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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The merchandise, valued at nearly $10,600, then had to be thrown away.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The shuttle begins July 1 and runs through Labor Day.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Reese will get his chance to compete against fellow rookies during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which starts on July 10 and runs through July 20.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
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Los Angeles County, which stood to lose nearly $20 million in annual federal HIV prevention funding, was looking at terminating contracts with 39 providers.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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According to the Office of Inspector General, more than 13,000 widows and widowers collectively have lost $130 million in Social Security benefits because of mistakes in claiming spousal benefits.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Fiddle away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20away. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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