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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 The next scene fast-forwards to the present, where Gigi is passed out in a bed in Hollis’s house after a bender. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026 Fast forward to 1953 and the Delage was apparently involved in a fender-bender and dispatched to famed coachbuilder Saoutchik for repairs. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 Kal-El shows up during the opening minutes of Supergirl (in theaters this weekend) via video message to ask when Kara Zor-El plans to head back home after her birthday bender. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Elfman’s feature directorial debut was the genre-bender Next Exit, which premiered at Tribeca and was released in theaters by Magnolia Pictures. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bender

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After the usually chatty Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker went a full 24 hours without posting anything, many began to theorize Cyberleek’s spree was over, and they’d been shut down or caught after Take-Two’s relentless pursuit.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Huang has led a far-reaching investment spree in recent years, as Nvidia works to maintain its central role in the artificial intelligence era.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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And Netflix — the company that upended the pay-TV model more than a decade ago with binge-watching, password-sharing, and no advertisements — has reversed course on many of its previous strategies in an effort to keep investors happy.

— Alex Sherman,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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