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
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Don’t be the drunk crazy uncle at Thanksgiving who just won life-changing money on a weekend bender at the Sulphur Truck Stop & Casino in Sulphur, Louisiana.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Aldis Hodge as the detective and forensic psychologist who delves into the minds of killers to catch them is back on the hunt — and facing another emotional bender — in a short teaser for the second season of Cross, which dropped Thursday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Before the explosion of superhero movies took over the box office, this slick genre-bender, adapted from the Marvel Comics character, was a breath of fresh air.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Don’t be the drunk crazy uncle at Thanksgiving who just won life-changing money on a weekend bender at the Sulphur Truck Stop & Casino in Sulphur, Louisiana.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Aldis Hodge as the detective and forensic psychologist who delves into the minds of killers to catch them is back on the hunt — and facing another emotional bender — in a short teaser for the second season of Cross, which dropped Thursday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Before the explosion of superhero movies took over the box office, this slick genre-bender, adapted from the Marvel Comics character, was a breath of fresh air.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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In the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history, a former nurse was jailed in 2019 for life for murdering 85 of his patients.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The widening gap followed a private equity spending spree in 2021, as firms rushed to deploy unspent funds, with activity also boosted by ultra-low interest rates.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This 13-episode techno-horror about a young girl who is slowly subsumed into a life on the Wired (the show’s version of the internet) is a perfect pre-Y2K-paranoia binge.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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