fritter (away)

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Verb
  • Chopra is well known for spending much of his career developing, teaching, writing about and disseminating such practices.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Taken together, this signals that tech and media behemoths are still betting that consumers will be willing to spend hundreds, if not thousands, to experience concerts, movies and sporting events beyond the confines of a traditional screen.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • In just the wild-card era — dating back to the 1995 season — a whopping 10 teams have lost six in a row and gone on to win the World Series.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
  • More recently, the show lost one of its own when Warner died at age 54 on July 20.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 July 2025
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“Fritter (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter%20%28away%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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