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as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binge
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose
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Recent Examples of spree
No injuries were reported during the carnival shutdown and fighting spree, Conley said.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The team had stunned the baseball world with its spending the year before, inking Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract during a $1.4 billion spending spree.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
With a far greater financial effect, President Trump’s pardon spree has also swept in big-time corporate fraudsters, millionaire tax evaders, and other white-collar criminals.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While largely peaceful, the demonstrations — triggered by a spree of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the area — have resulted in some violence and extensive vandalism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The team had stunned the baseball world with its spending the year before, inking Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract during a $1.4 billion spending spree.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
With a far greater financial effect, President Trump’s pardon spree has also swept in big-time corporate fraudsters, millionaire tax evaders, and other white-collar criminals.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While largely peaceful, the demonstrations — triggered by a spree of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the area — have resulted in some violence and extensive vandalism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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Meanwhile, Detective Michelle Calderone (Smollett) opened up to her past fling and colleague about having framed a person of interest for the fires.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The fashion, the friendships, and the flings are all as integral to the new series as the old one, and the first two seasons leaned heavily on nostalgia to keep audiences hooked.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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Ever wonder why oddly specific ads start showing up after a documentary binge?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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By changing how subscribers watch their content, Disney+ seems able to explore a fortunate development by allowing fans to engage with Riri’s story gradually while still providing the dopamine boost that comes with binge watching shows.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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That colossal production, which involved the construction of villages in which to film and the onscreen involvement of the host country’s armed forces, began as a lark and turned into an albatross.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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The trip is presented almost as a lark, something to break up the sisters’ otherwise not-that-exciting lives.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 June 2025
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What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The smattering of comparisons she’s been drawing to Leonard Cohen are apt for (and assuredly cherished by) the Vermont singer on her third album — the luminant vessel of a swarm of kinetic lyrical energy log jammed at the front gates of her mind, yearning for the page and demanding a romp.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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The Florida Panthers netted their second straight Stanley Cup − and denied the Edmonton Oilers a second straight time − with a 5-1 romp in front of the home crowd in Game 6 behind a record-tying four goals from winger Sam Reinhart.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?—
Peter Lane Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Digs, seams, benders, posts — Ward will make his money in the NFL on aggressive routes between the numbers.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Out back, the garden is the kind of English idyll dreams are made of.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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In subsequent books, the outside world impinges on Roz’s idyll.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Location and local businesses The city administrators presented two potential locations for the council to consider: Swift Street, a bust main street at the heart of the local business district, and Macken Park, located at 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, a ways away from businesses.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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The Kylie Cosmetics founder, 27, revealed her exact breast implant order after a fan, social media influencer Rachel Leary, complimented Jenner's bust in a TikTok video published June 2.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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