binges 1 of 2

plural of binge

binges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of binge
as in drinks
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 binges
Noun
That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 Fiedler, who was the co-Continental League Player of the Year along with Chaparral's All-Colorado junior guard Luke Howery, had his scoring binges fueled by his ability to draw fouls. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 This Dell 14-inch laptop is the ultimate no-drama partner for my daily hustle and my late-night binges. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026 Basic, uniform lighting can make even the best TV binges and movie nights feel a bit flat, video games less sensory-rich, and parties low-energy. Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026 The compound works, and while her gluttonous binges become increasingly uncontrolled — filmed by James and DP Charlie Sarroff like woozy Francis Bacon images — her weight keeps plummeting. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026 Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026 Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 If binges are a risk, a teen and parent can partner and go through the buffet line and then switch plates with each other, so that the parent is keeping the child or adolescent’s portions appropriate. Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 In 1945, Claire and Frank finally take a real honeymoon in Inverness, where Claire basically binges info on Scottish Highlander history and the Battle of Culloden thanks to Frank nerding out. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor. Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026 Twice, there’s been no need for the daily Mountain Dew and Coca-Cola binges, the chance at discovering a new offensive wrinkle that the Broncos’ head man’s eyes glued to tape until the wee morning. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for binges
Noun
  • Singer Bradley Nowell drunk-steered his band through sordid anthems, crashing through references to classic ska and dancehall songs, shouting out Rudimentary Peni and Geto Boys, and re-setting the murder ballads and drug sprees of outlaw country in suburban California.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.
    Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • At one point, Jiavani, alone in Room 1 for a round of Count the Rice, just dumps all the rice into her Room 2 mocktail and drinks it.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Some of the signature drinks on the menu include an iced pistachio latte, an iced Turkish coffee and an iced rose latte.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
    Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The firmware problem highlights the Hue Bridge ecosystem’s lack of backup features, as some affected parties have noted.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Semafor reported at the time that Versant and The Ankler were also among the interested parties.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • And for a girl who is known for her epic Fourth of July bashes, wearing a gown by the designer for her wedding celebration (that just so happens to fall over the holiday weekend) seems like a perfect fit.
    Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • This big-batch watermelon punch is great for summer bashes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • However, evidence of an ancient alien civilization and a frantic distress call from deep space instantly cut those celebrations short.
    Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • The meeting marks the first time King Charles has seen the whole family in four years, when Harry, Meghan and their children were in the UK for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • The attendances, the late drama, not too many blowouts … plenty.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Big, bouncy blowouts and soft, glamorous curls are usually reserved for sitting in a professional hairstylist’s chair.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026

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