as in spends
to use up carelessly
fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet
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As evidenced by his Instagram, Schwarzenegger spends a lot of time with his famous family, and Champion does too.—
Arielle Tschinkel,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Start with the processes that are already broken—those high-volume, repetitive tasks where your team spends hours on work that adds little strategic value.—
David Zwick,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The exhibition runs through October.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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For example, our Q1 runs through January, February, and March.—
Rich Tabaka,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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An education nonprofit loses funding — a child loses after-school care.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fiddles away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddles%20away. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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