spree

noun

ˈsprē How to pronounce spree (audio)
Definition of spreenext
1
as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun went on a spending spree

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2
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 Officials said an armed bystander fatally shot the teen gunman, putting an end to the shooting spree. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 32 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is pictured in an undated Bell County Sheriff's Office photograph. — Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Anthropic, Meta and Google have since reported similar autonomous hacking sprees. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 Sandler stars as a downtrodden deli worker who steps up to protect his fellow Salem residents from a Halloween-night kidnapping spree. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
  1. fling
  2. binge
  3. lark
  4. drunk
  5. romp
  6. bender
  7. idyll
  8. bust
Noun
  • After a two-week fling and an emotional good-bye at the Bangkok airport, Lyons knew that these surreal episodes would make the foundation of her next show.
    — Georgie McKeon, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Faith Tour aims to document his brief fling with arena stardom.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fling
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  • The borrowing binge by AI hyperscalers and their astronomical capital spending plans raised more red flags.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • JioHotstar’s show landed binge audiences, quite the feat for subject matter so dark.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of binge
Noun
  • Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • And indeed Verity — directed with straightforward competence and a faint wry smirk by Michael Showalter and adapted by screenwriter Nick Antosca (Apple TV’s Cape Fear series) — is a mild lark for its first hour.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lark
Noun
  • Advertisement Amid efforts by both campaigns to push policy ideas like tax cuts and education reform, the ad war has boiled down to attacks portraying Ramaswamy as a conman and Acton as a drunk.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The drunk-and-disorderly charge is linked to a December incident, in which Minton is accused of shouting and cursing at patrons of a tattoo studio in Hickory, court records show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drunk
Noun
  • Treat them to this silly little romp, which sees all-time queen Oscar Wilde and his lover taking in a secret performance of the writer’s Salome at a friend’s brothel.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Selman has been able to add a layer of camp on top that gives its boudoir romp ethos a layer of knowingness.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of romp
Noun
  • An employee at the rental dealership also said there were no hard feelings following the fender-bender.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The benders blame Korra, the last Avatar, as the person who doomed their world.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bender
Noun
  • But beyond the familiar Balearics idyll, another Mallorca has been coming into focus.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Read Full Review Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of idyll
Noun
  • For Dan Greenhaus, strategist at Solus Alternative Asset Management, CoreWeave isn’t a canary in the coal mine that signals the AI bust is imminent.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In Marseille City Hall, a bust of Marianne, the national symbol of France, was knocked to the ground and an anarchist symbol was spray-painted on a wall, according to BFMTV.
    — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of bust

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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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