: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
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Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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Terrorists engaged in gigantic killing sprees usually don’t have time to strip and rape their victims.
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Later that November, Islamist terrorists again launched a violent spree across Paris, killing over 130 people at the Bataclan concert venue and restaurants around the city.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Later that November, Islamist terrorists again launched a violent spree across Paris, killing over 130 people at the Bataclan concert venue and restaurants around the city.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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spree
noun
: an outburst of activity
a buying spree
Geographical Definition
Spree
geographical name
ˈshprā 
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River
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