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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Stellan Skarsgård plays an aging filmmaker whose selfish past led to an estrangement from his daughters and who wants to make a movie inspired by their mom.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Myers’ maternal half-brother is Quentin Grimes, who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers and spent part of the 2024-25 season with the Mavericks.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Full bunks The new staffing plan comes amid ongoing overcrowding at the downtown jail.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jay King wrote a strong column this morning calling the entire narrative bunk.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Targeting this furniture-maker for selling furniture is complete nonsense, and anyone with influence should say so.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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Get out of here with that nonsense.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Though the sisters are supposedly first-generation Italian American, no whiff of the old country hangs about Kay; Dorothy will at least spit out a few words in Italian.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.—
Kristin Braswell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Netflix's Bridgerton is a Regency-era series about the romantic follies of the noble Bridgerton family.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Without these changes, Californians are probably headed for more fiscal follies in the years ahead.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Any wood will do; however, cedar, black locust, and white oak are the most rot-resistant.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Still, the rot always starts at the edges and previously tame public corporate debt spreads have leaked wider.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Play bingo or trivia on Thursday nights, and look out for karaoke, brunch, and the occasional speed dating event during the week.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pick up the phone, and a creepy voice will ask if you, too, like scary movies, before testing your slasher-trivia knowledge.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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