FIDDLING AWAY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

fiddling away

verb

present participle of fiddle away

as in spending

to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Between outside economists and litigators, the states could end up spending $20 million.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2026
The Anagram sunglasses style is the best way to get your hands on the maison’s finest without spending a fortune.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of spending

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Here are the best shoe deals — of up to 40 percent off in some cases — to snag at this year’s Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, running through August 9.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
That changes the risk calculus for anyone with cargo, insurance exposure, or supply chain dependency running through that corridor, immediately.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of running through

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His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
In his second run for governor, after losing to Pritzker by 13 percentage points in 2022, Bailey is again focusing much of his attention on crime and criticism of the SAFE-T Act, a law Pritzker signed in 2021.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of losing

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This includes throwing away the outer two to three layers of leaves after buying whole heads of lettuce rather than bagged salad mixes and washing inner leaves thoroughly under running water, per the MDHHS.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Relocating, composting or throwing away the vines could result in the spread of the disease.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of throwing away

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fiddling (around)

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