Thesaurus results for BINGE

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noun

ˈbinj

Definition of binge

as in spree

a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities

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as in romp

a time or instance of carefree fun a shopping binge at the mall

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as in event

a social gathering what should we wear to this binge at the country club?

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verb

as in to drink

to take part in drunken revelry a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing

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Recent Examples of binge

Noun

Sprawling suburbs leave little room for walkable hubs while endless screen time – from TikTok scrolling to Netflix binges – has replaced real-world connection. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Devers continued his second-half power binge in the top of the first inning by blasting his 30th home run of the year, and rookie Turner Hill delivered a go-ahead, two-run pinch-hit double in the Giants’ 7-3 makeup game win in Atlanta on Monday. — Staff, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

There’s nothing better than sitting on the couch to binge your favorite TV show. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 All six episodes went up Sunday, August 16 on PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, which gives streaming audiences a chance to binge ahead of the linear PBS rollout starting Thursday, October 15. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for binge

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Noun

Los Angeles is set to go on an affordable housing spending spree.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
And wouldn’t the Father’s spree, therefore, be an act not of cruelty, but of liberation?

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of spree

Noun

Meta also says the platform will support more than 100 immersive live sports events each year through partners including ESPN and TNT Sports.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
The Hugging Face hack may have prompted an internal review, during which OpenAI also discovered the Australian website breach, although the company did not explicitly link the two events in its statement.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of event

Verb

Food and drink The Ocean Restaurant runs a seasonally rotating menu built around local seafood and North Island produce.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
But to jump to conclusions that the intent of this celebration was to drink alcohol and specifically beer was a leap.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of drink

Noun

He was also arrested in December on drunk-driving charges that might have stemmed from an incident at a California airport, prosecutors said during his bond hearing Thursday morning.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of drunk

Verb

There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

Definition of carouse

Noun

Introduced as Superman’s younger, wilder cousin, Kara prefers going on interplanetary benders to fighting for truth, justice and a better tomorrow.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 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

Definition of bender

Noun

While there was no official Vogue World after-party, leave it to the A-list stars to find where the best (and most glamorous) bashes were happening.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the perks of fashion week parties is getting to visit places not normally open to visitors, and the 20th anniversary bash for (Red) on Wednesday was no exception.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bash

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