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bender

noun

ˈben-dər

Definition of bender next

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 Writer-director BenDavid Grabinski makes a strong case to change that in an exuberant time travel genre-bender where what’s old often leads to fresh ideas. —

Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026 Creating and installing the wing-less dragon and its mix of Asian and European accents was no small endeavor for Gretchen Olson, a neon glass bender and founder of Northern Lights Neon. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026 The mine shafts oblige them generously, particularly after a bender or a jilting. —

Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bender

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So with an eye at going tit-for-tat against Republicans’ gerrymandering spree, Democrats see the midterms as just the next battle in the never-ending redistricting wars.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026
The shooting spree began Sunday morning at a gas station in Kochav Yair on the Israeli-West Bank border and moved to nearby towns, including Salit in the West Bank.

— Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026