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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With just three weeks to pull it all together, Bella spent countless hours working on the set, costumes and props.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025 -
The 70-year-old man had spent every weekend at the cottage for 28 years, drinking entirely from the well.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Shoppers can find a new weekly Walmart ad in-stores on Mondays, and those sales run through Sundays.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Recommendations, styling, and inventory all ran through machine learning.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Paradise lost Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Without proper planning, that wealth is at risk of being lost or tied up in costly disputes.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Trifle (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifle%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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