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
Police have named and released a photo of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of a Bronx Uber driver during a road rage clash over a fender-bender, officials said Thursday.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Rocky the raccoon's drunk bender ends near toilet An inebriated raccoon (Rocky) was definitely famous for more than 15 minutes after his bender at a Virginia liquor store over Thanksgiving weekend.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Rocky the raccoon's drunk bender ends near toilet An inebriated raccoon (Rocky) was definitely famous for more than 15 minutes after his bender at a Virginia liquor store over Thanksgiving weekend.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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During the pandemic, Shvo snapped up the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, and the Coca-Cola building at 711 Fifth Avenue, a $3 billion spree made possible with the backing of German pension fund BVK, the country’s largest public pension group.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Mar. 2026
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Desperate, the brothers resort to going on a bank-robbing spree, which becomes a game of cat and mouse as they are tracked by a pair of Texas rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham).—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 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 weekly release schedule means the full season will not be available for binge-watching on day one.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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That means the full season won’t be available for binge-watching on day one.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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