trifle (away)

verb

Definition of trifle (away)next
as in to spend
to use up carelessly trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifle (away)
  1. spend
  2. lose
  3. run through
Verb
  • Glossip, who had been on the brink of execution three times, was released on bond in May after spending nearly 30 years in prison.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Betting on himself After spending two seasons with Georgia Tech, Ashley eventually ended up at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of spend
Verb
  • Early this year, the World Health Organization confirmed that Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan lost their status.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In 2024, the office that disciplines attorneys (which Brech later took over) lost three of its seven staff members in short order.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Investors will vote on whether to reelect Musk, board chair Robyn Denholm, and director JB Straubel to terms running through 2029.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The coalition’s chair in the next Congress will be Nikki Budzinski, who represents Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, running through swaths of central and southern Illinois and including Champaign and Springfield.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of run through
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“Trifle (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifle%20%28away%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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