fiddles away

verb

present tense third-person singular of fiddle away
as in spends
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddles away
  1. spends
  2. loses
  3. runs through
  4. throws away
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  • The privacy extends to the luxury categories where Gen Z spends most heavily.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The ‘closer’ Today, as a first-year resident in Boston, Carleton spends most of his time treating patients.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spends
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  • Nepal, which has reported about 26 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood events in the past four decades, loses ​more than 300 lives and property worth millions of dollars to extreme climate events annually on average.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During peak season, these rules determine whether AI books the right job, creates extra work for dispatch or loses the customer.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • Doing work, thinking work or work that runs through a relationship.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a new teaser for the episode, Johnson runs through the usual introduction before things quickly spiral into increasingly strange territory alongside SNL cast member Ashley Padilla.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs through
Verb
  • Every draft Stewart throws away trains his instinct for the line worth keeping.
    — Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Each year, the average American throws away nearly 1,800 pounds of trash.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 May 2026
Definition of throws away
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“Fiddles away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddles%20away. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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