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
Marcello Hernandez is about to embark on a fictional three-day bender with Kevin Hart.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2025
That, of course, doesn’t go to plan, as Dorian’s pursuit of eternal youth becomes the character’s undoing (and with a bender of Victorian debauchery and eventual murder along the way).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
The 24-year-old social media star wrapped a three-day bender at Coachella weekend one, rocking three separate looks with completely different vibes.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2025
That, of course, doesn’t go to plan, as Dorian’s pursuit of eternal youth becomes the character’s undoing (and with a bender of Victorian debauchery and eventual murder along the way).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
The 24-year-old social media star wrapped a three-day bender at Coachella weekend one, rocking three separate looks with completely different vibes.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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Nevertheless, Henley would end up entangled in the spree of crimes that Corll was secretly committing.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Artificial intelligence startups have minted dozens of new billionaires this year, adding to an AI boom that’s quickly becoming the largest wealth creation spree in recent history.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Scolding your Valley co-star for being a sloppy drunk is like scolding your Gilded Age co-star for wearing wigs with weird little bangs.—
Michelle Cohn,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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The result is a timeless, adrenaline binge that’s one of the most exhilarating games of the year — in two dimensions or otherwise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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The battery hangs in there through long work sessions or binge marathons, and the webcam is solid for video calls.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 July 2025
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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