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as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you
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as in played
to spend time in aimless activity
spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch
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Albernaz, who flirted with the Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins last winter, tied the knot with the Baltimore Orioles last week.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Dick’s has flirted with same-day delivery before.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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England only played one warm-up match before the series, against an England Lions team, while McCullum’s attack-minded philosophy has also been questioned amid a number of hapless dismissals during the series.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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After coming out of the game briefly three times in the first half, which ended with Boise State trailing 50-29, Meadow played all 20 minutes of the second half and the entirety of the three five-minute OT periods.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Trifled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifled. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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