: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Synonyms of spree
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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The sentence comes two months after Heuermann pleaded guilty to murder in the deaths of seven women in a spree dating from 1993 to 2010.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The buying spree has launched SpaceX into orbit among the world’s five-largest companies by market capitalization, putting its value beyond Amazon and Meta.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2026
On top of doggedly tracking a serial killer whose murder spree started decades earlier, our shrewd heroine uncovers a tangled workplace conspiracy that's as sinister as her prime suspect's motives.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The buying spree has launched SpaceX into orbit among the world’s five-largest companies by market capitalization, putting its value beyond Amazon and Meta.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2026
On top of doggedly tracking a serial killer whose murder spree started decades earlier, our shrewd heroine uncovers a tangled workplace conspiracy that's as sinister as her prime suspect's motives.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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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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