shopping spree
noun
: a short period of time in which someone buys a lot of things
We went on a shopping spree.
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For many interior designers, moving to a new home is an excuse for a shopping spree.
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
After the debate, the producers had agreed to add a hundred and twenty-five more extras, sending Kurata, the costume designer, on a frantic thrift-store shopping spree, seeking monochromatic outfits in blue, pink, brown, yellow, orange, and green.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Denver has a surplus at outside linebacker, starting with Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper, staples of the franchise who turned up at Park Meadows at Lone Tree on Wednesday night to assist kids from the Boys and Girls’ Clubs in a graduation shopping spree.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
The perfect gift to give yourself after suffering through tax season is a little shopping spree with your return.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
After the debate, the producers had agreed to add a hundred and twenty-five more extras, sending Kurata, the costume designer, on a frantic thrift-store shopping spree, seeking monochromatic outfits in blue, pink, brown, yellow, orange, and green.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Denver has a surplus at outside linebacker, starting with Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper, staples of the franchise who turned up at Park Meadows at Lone Tree on Wednesday night to assist kids from the Boys and Girls’ Clubs in a graduation shopping spree.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
The perfect gift to give yourself after suffering through tax season is a little shopping spree with your return.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
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“Shopping spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20spree. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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