as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Recent Examples of bender
In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Likewise, Lamine is not merely a creative talent, but a bender of convention.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Likewise, Lamine is not merely a creative talent, but a bender of convention.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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Police in San Jose released body camera footage of a deadly shootout earlier this year involving a man suspected in a lengthy crime spree that included shootings with law enforcement, along with armed robberies and carjackings.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The investment spree has boosted Africans’ views of Beijing, with China recently topping a favorability poll conducted by Afro Barometer.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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First off, the guy on the sidewalk outside the liquor store was a drunk, not an oracle.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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His new assistant, Yancey, was a drunk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company would make whole seasons of shows available for streaming, spurring consumers to watch for hours on end and leading observers to label it binge-watching.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Toss in a Hunger Games reference (not to mention a title that recalls those feuding Carringtons of that ’80s nighttime soap) and this chronicle of the Rupert Murdoch empire seems ready-made for a binge.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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