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spree

noun

ˈsprē

Definition of spree

as in fling

a time or instance of carefree fun went on a spending spree

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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 Downtown has suffered from an oversupply of office space since a building spree in the 1980s and early 1990s. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Argentina's captain Lionel Messi has been on a record-breaking spree, having scored in seven consecutive World Cup games to extend his all-time tournament tally to 19 goals. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 My records show that pike are liable to begin a feeding spree anytime during the day. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026 After a week’s worth of trade fireworks—Giannis Antetokounmpo, LaMelo Ball and Kawhi Leonard are all on the move, among others—teams didn’t rush into a free-agent spending spree. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spree

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Noun

In Hawai’i, two lovers (Kenji and Jane) are drawn together for what’s supposed to be a summer fling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Bloc Party’s next album charts the course of such a fling, one that frontman Kele Okereke experienced himself after separating from his long-term partner.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of fling

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The Peacock drama felt engineered for nothing more than capturing a weekend crowd, the kind of binge that dominates social media for three days and is then forgotten entirely.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
But Junior Caminero, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Sunday but didn’t extend his homer binge of 11 over 11 games, popped out, which ended Lambert’s day.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of binge

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Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2026

Definition of lark

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For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.

— Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

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Now McGee is back with a crime drama—one bound to earn comparisons to Sharon Horgan’s post-Catastrophe murder romp, Bad Sisters.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

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The next scene fast-forwards to the present, where Gigi is passed out in a bed in Hollis’s house after a bender.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
Fast forward to 1953 and the Delage was apparently involved in a fender-bender and dispatched to famed coachbuilder Saoutchik for repairs.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026

Definition of bender

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But from here, in Jacopo’s one-hectare garden, you are tucked away in a Tuscan rural idyll.

— Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
This Robinson Crusoe-esque idyll delivers so much more than the standard palm tree escapism, with a 39-room wellness complex that's a match for anywhere in Europe or Asia.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026

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