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
Likewise, Lamine is not merely a creative talent, but a bender of convention.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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During 2021, life science investment peaked and speculative developers went on a building spree, but today much of that space sits empty.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the Oilers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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On average, one person is killed around every 42 minutes in a drunk-driving accident, totaling more than 12,000 deaths each year.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Interestingly, Missouri’s giveaway binge wasn’t the fault of any one player.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
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The binge has become king, with shows no longer giving us 24-episodes of episodic TV over the span of several months.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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