as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity
somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work
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Verb
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Flueger, 41, who plays Adam Ruzek on the police drama, plans to return later this season, PEOPLE confirms.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Following the departure of Robin Weigert's Teddi following season 1, that leaves only Hartley and Fiona Rene, who plays attorney Reenie Greene, from Colter's original stable.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their wedding celebration 12 years ago was even themed around camping — complete with a ropes course, games and a talent show, with the wedding party sleeping in bunks at the Oregon campsite.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lisha speaks nonsense — or is that because she is concussed?—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Explaining exactly why this particular trend, like so many confounding memes and viral nonsense, will travel unbelievably far on the web, and elsewhere, is as easy as painting wind.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And then the follies of the ensuing play, which supplanted the earlier stand at the very same spot on the field as the most indelible and revealing snapshot of the game.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Asimov's original idea was to conceive a sound system by which humanity's foibles and follies could be traced and tracked over centuries.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If your orchid has visible signs of rot, pruning to remove diseased parts can be done at any time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The posts from my friends and family are still there, but they are absorbed into the flow of brain rot and advertising.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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By adding common agricultural residues such as rice straw and regulating soil moisture, the process can accelerate microbial activity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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