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
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle away
Verb
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Kelly spent about an hour answering questions from students.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Reddit account, the Steam profile appearing to belong to Jahn pointed to the life of an avid gamer, with over 10,000 hours spent playing games like Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Rust.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In short, Foundational Neutrals can elevate your style and keep you on top of color trends without having to throw away all of your neutral-colored furniture.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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In sum, tech companies build a walled garden, lock you in, throw away the key, let the plants die, and then charge you an extortionate rent to live among the rotting remains.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His upcoming world tour in support of Debí Tirar Más Fotos kicks off in November and is set to run through July 2026, with no stops in the United states currently planned.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
29 Sep. 2025
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Those feasts are scheduled to run through the end of the festival.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Indonesian gymnastics has lost one of the nation's finest sons.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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If a player is left in a room, they will be stuck there, losing a point each round, until another player returns to the room to release them.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Fiddle away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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