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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 Pham and Salerno took videos throughout the days-long bender. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 In other words, his 40-goal breakout wasn’t reliant on a fluky, sky-high shooting percentage bender; his one-of-one ability to manufacture shots gives him a very high floor as a goal scorer. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Director Darren Aronofsky’s chilly mind-bender is mesmerizing, terrifying and perplexing in equal measure. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 At first, everyone assumes Ji-Seok is on an extended bender or hiding from the cops. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bender

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Noun

While the losses made up a small percentage of overall employees, the drop compounded longstanding shortages — and contrasted sharply with a hiring spree under President Joe Biden that had begun to address them.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
According to the Benicia Police Department, David Magana received a sentence of 146 years to life following a crime spree that took place in March 2024.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of spree

Noun

When James Kelman won the Booker Prize in 1994, the decision was met with disgust by the literary establishment, appalled by the profanity and the informality of the Glasgow drunk whose inner life the novel details.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Give me the drunks, the nightclub comics, the vaudevillians, the hustlers, and the people doing three shows a night for 20 bucks and a sandwich.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of drunk

Noun

Still, the episodes move along so fast and the bursts of talent emerge with enough frequency that Minimum Wage makes for an amusing, energetic, instantly disposable binge.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
As Netflix builds its library of shows, live events bring people back to the service and keep them signed up between binges.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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