: 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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Hot topics figure to include a potential salary cap or floor as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ free agency spending spree continued this winter.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
That raises the question of who’s paying for Holmes’s social spree—or if some fans and family members are doing it for free.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The man accused of killing two people and wounding two others in a random stabbing spree on the 16th Street mall a year ago is too mentally ill to be prosecuted for his crimes at this point in time, a Denver judge determined Friday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
That raises the question of who’s paying for Holmes’s social spree—or if some fans and family members are doing it for free.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The man accused of killing two people and wounding two others in a random stabbing spree on the 16th Street mall a year ago is too mentally ill to be prosecuted for his crimes at this point in time, a Denver judge determined Friday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 5 Feb. 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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