frittering
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Fisher and Day can’t even secure jobs, stuck literally and metaphorically frittering away their youth in the back seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The meek Eagles sputtered and stalled, brainlessly frittering a time out that might have extended the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
This is only frittering if it becomes excessive.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
The Cowboys weren’t done frittering away precious time, either.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
It was like all the good and true things he’d ever done didn’t matter, and he, who he was, the legacy he’d worked so hard for, was dissolving, frittering away with every lie they told.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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