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
Lost soon evolved from a standard survival tale into a twisty mind-bender with various mysteries woven throughout its six seasons, from the Others to the Dharma Initiative to the onset of time travel.
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Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
But on the other hand, a rehab center for alcoholics doesn’t fold because one of its participants goes on a bender.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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.
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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.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
But on the other hand, a rehab center for alcoholics doesn’t fold because one of its participants goes on a bender.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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The charges stem from a March 15 crime spree in southeast Portland that prosecutors said targeted four women.
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And Louis, perhaps exhausted from his spree of bouts, but also perhaps looking past Schmeling, hadn’t trained much.
Noun
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The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.
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Dan, the big blond, kicks every drunk that comes near him.
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His most recent transactions—spending more than $8 million on 600,000 shares in early June—are just the latest in a nearly $30 million buying binge since early May.
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And as audiences begin their binge, Finglass is bracing for some inevitable backlash.
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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