as in to spend
to use up carelessly
quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!
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For the next five years, Daniele dug through MIT archives, spent time at libraries and visited Swallow’s birthplace in Dunstable, Mass.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025 -
Rempe is spending this summer training in the New York area.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Pirates starter Mitch Keller hadn’t won since picking up a victory in his season debut March 28 in Miami, losing nine games.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Surprisingly dismissed after the Cubs lost the 2017 National League Championship Series, Mallee moved on from that disappointment by landing major-league coaching positions with the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Fritter (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter%20%28away%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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