: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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Another man, Kenneth Williams, was wounded in the shooting spree but survived.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
O'Brien and Kolakowski, who are brothers-in-law, were visiting the Walmart to pick up supplies for a family vacation when the stabbing spree broke out.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
Another man, Kenneth Williams, was wounded in the shooting spree but survived.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Police on Sunday identified the 42-year-old man accused of wounding 11 people in a random stabbing spree at a Walmart in Michigan.
—Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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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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