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bender

noun

ˈben-dər

Definition of bender

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, his 40-goal breakout wasn’t reliant on a fluky, sky-high shooting percentage bender; his one-of-one ability to manufacture shots gives him a very high floor as a goal scorer. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Director Darren Aronofsky’s chilly mind-bender is mesmerizing, terrifying and perplexing in equal measure. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 At first, everyone assumes Ji-Seok is on an extended bender or hiding from the cops. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Thinking there was a fender-bender in the parking lot, Frederick and Bassett walked outside, heard screams and looked across the parking lot where a man was stabbing a woman in the front seat of a car. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bender

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That buying spree reflects Beijing's push to cut its dependence on the dollar, and Chinese households' lack of safe alternatives, with analysts expecting sustained demand for the bullion in a struggling economy.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Sandler stars as a downtrodden deli worker who steps up to protect his fellow Salem residents from a Halloween-night kidnapping spree.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026

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He was also arrested in December on drunk-driving charges that might have stemmed from an incident at a California airport, prosecutors said during his bond hearing Thursday morning.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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