FIDDLES AWAY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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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In other words, someone who exercises regularly but also spends many hours each day watching television still has additional risks for worse cognitive health because of their passive sedentary behavior.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Pizzini explained that because Carol spends so much of the story barricaded inside, the home was designed with an interior atrium to preserve natural light after the windows were shuttered.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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If a contractor loses enough workers to delay a project, the demand for everyone else on that project can fall with them.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
One core argument is that because roster spots are fixed and because fall rosters are largely set by this point in the summer, an athlete from the class returning to college and taking a roster spot would harm the player who loses the spot.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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That balance between global format and local identity runs through the group’s approach to language as well.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
What To Expect This Fall At Keeneland The Fall Meet opens October 2 and runs through October 24, 17 racing days which don’t include Mondays and Tuesdays.

— Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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