fiddles away

verb

present tense third-person singular of fiddle away
as in spends
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddles away
  1. spends
  2. loses
  3. runs through
  4. throws away
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  • Compared to a woman who spends her days toiling to defend some of America’s most underserved, Lee’s a man who wrote a puff piece about some rich, white dude.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For anyone who spends a lot of time online, the series’s AI origins are hard to miss.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • New users can use promo code FOXNEWS and get their bet back in bonus funds if their first wager loses.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • Mel's Drive-In remains open with the manager telling the LA Times that the lease runs through 2029.
    — Gio Insignares, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Advance voting runs through Saturday, with the final vote Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs through
Verb
  • Every draft Stewart throws away trains his instinct for the line worth keeping.
    — Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Each year, the average American throws away nearly 1,800 pounds of trash.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 May 2026
Definition of throws away
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“Fiddles away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddles%20away. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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