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 Now, as interest rates climb, that borrowing spree might have to come to an end. — Erika Beras, NPR, 31 Oct. 2026 Building a Better California has been on a fall fundraising spree, drawing more than $58 million in the first 17 days of October and $164 million since the beginning of September. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The group, which operates across 21 cities and employs 480 people, has been on an acquisition spree over the past few years, nabbing both controlling and minority stakes in several fellow firms. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Read our full breakdown of Jackson’s historic spending spree. — AJC.com, 28 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
  • While they were never photographed together, American Pie star Tara Reid has opened up about a brief fling with Brady in 2002.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of fling
Noun
  • As Netflix builds its library of shows, live events bring people back to the service and keep them signed up between binges.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What had started as regular media binges in college had spiraled out of control.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of binge
Noun
  • Thinking music was little more than a fun lark, Thomas enrolled at Valdosta State College in South Georgia and planned on getting a degree in history before heading to law school.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of lark
Noun
  • When James Kelman won the Booker Prize in 1994, the decision was met with disgust by the literary establishment, appalled by the profanity and the informality of the Glasgow drunk whose inner life the novel details.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Give me the drunks, the nightclub comics, the vaudevillians, the hustlers, and the people doing three shows a night for 20 bucks and a sandwich.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of drunk
Noun
  • In his latest romp, corporate greed, lovable cows and hideous monsters converge in Richland, Ohio.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The senior safety had a 65-yard pick-6 in the previous home game — a 61-7 romp over UTEP.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of romp
Noun
  • Rave to the Grave Lights Down Low wrangles a bill right at home on a Berlin bender — Avalon Emerson (who has a great pop project too), Sextile, Ellen Allien, Effy and Johnny from the industrial-noise combo Health.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This means the choice should be somebody who, for instance, isn’t going to sound off divisively about politics, get into messy domestic disputes or start going on public benders.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bender
Noun
  • Think of it as the midcentury ideal with a new global twist, suburban idyll propped up by industrial manufacturing.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond the familiar Balearics idyll, another Mallorca has been coming into focus.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of idyll
Noun
  • The dark comedy centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by on the fringes of post-Communist Macedonia by pilfering busts of national heroes cast in bronze, along with manhole covers, and selling off the metal.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The singer went all out with the look, sporting a tall white wig and an oversized faux bust.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of bust

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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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