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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And four years later, their collection of groups spent $42 million to unsuccessfully keep Trump from becoming the nominee for a third time.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025 -
At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The Lions were a laughingstock of the NFL and made the playoffs three times from 2000-20, losing in the wild-card round each time.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Again the water spray obscured what happened there just before the twister lost its power.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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“Fritter (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter%20%28away%29. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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