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as in sprees
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities
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as in festivities
a time or instance of carefree fun
a shopping binge at the mall
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as in events
a social gathering
what should we wear to this binge at the country club?
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Recent Examples of binges
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2026
Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.
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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.
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Dr. Ellen S. Rome,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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Shop our favorite ways to carry your gear, cool off in the shade, and keep snacks and drinks fresh all day long.
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Everyone here drinks the wellness kool-aid—from Lululemon yogis perfecting their headstands to tree huggers taking beekeeping classes.
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For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
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This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Fu declined to comment by phone, and CBS News Atlanta had not received responses from the remaining parties by the time of publication.
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This big-batch watermelon punch is great for summer bashes.
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Go on fungi-finding forays with truffle-sniffing dogs at the Oregon Truffle Festival, or attend epicurean bashes like Alt Wine Fest, Queer Wine Fest, AAPI Food & Wine Festival, and the International Pinot Noir Celebration.
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The Sussexes are expected to travel across the Atlantic to join celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 event, according to the BBC.
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The wedding was extra special because just a few days before the celebrations, Cort returned from deployment.
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Friday night’s opening ceremonies in Los Angeles and Toronto were two of three blowouts FIFA organized for the opening matches of the 2026 World Cup.
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That usually means a team will play harder, the next game, but there have been an alarming number of blowouts this season in the league.
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“Binges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binges. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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