as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town
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Recent Examples of jamboree
So, what should a tennis fan expect from this two-day jamboree, affront to the sport, or maybe both?
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The jamboree still attracts some colorful characters who see in off-roading a chance to conquer the wild expanse.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend's box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments — Pixar's Elio chief among them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
Towards the end of the whole jamboree, the panel will convene to choose the player of the tournament, the young player of the tournament and the goals of the tournament.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The jamboree still attracts some colorful characters who see in off-roading a chance to conquer the wild expanse.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend's box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments — Pixar's Elio chief among them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
Towards the end of the whole jamboree, the panel will convene to choose the player of the tournament, the young player of the tournament and the goals of the tournament.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
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Gille, the suspect charged with one count of terrorism and 11 counts of assualt with intent to murder connected to a stabbing spree at a Walmart near Traverse City on July 26, is now being treated at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, who was Aileen Wuornos, and what happened to her after her killing spree?—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Cycling Weekly last year, Slovenian Jan Tratnik said that his desperation to lose weight led him to develop bulimia – binge-eating large amounts of food and purging it to avoid weight gain.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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