Definition of jamboreenext
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town

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Recent Examples of jamboree Boy Scout jamborees and women’s marches. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026 This fall, as the season approached, the Cyclones played in a jamboree, featuring half-court scrimmage games with other college teams. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 Gather up your pals for a juke-joint jamboree, then read on for a list of the biggest snubs and surprises of the 98th Oscars. Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026 Netflix often has a healthy contingent on the Lido, and Fincher’s last film (also for Netflix), The Killer, launched at the Italian jamboree, while two of his last five films debuted at the New York Film Festival. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jamboree
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Noun
  • Olive and Nikki are two of four Girl Scouts whose six-week selling spree is followed in Cookie Queens.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Valeria Mongelli / Anadolu via Getty Images The previous year, a former police officer killed 36 people during a three-hour shooting and stabbing spree in the country’s northeast.
    Nat Sumon, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Many years ago, before drunk-driving charges were euphemized as driving while intoxicated, Dan Marino liked to imbibe a little.
    Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Wallen specializes in whiskey-drunk seductions to skeptical girls who can’t resist his charms.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But unlike prior seasons, this time​ the series drops all episodes at once, giving the franchise its first true binge release after two seasons of weekly rollouts.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • At first, everyone assumes Ji-Seok is on an extended bender or hiding from the cops.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Thinking there was a fender-bender in the parking lot, Frederick and Bassett walked outside, heard screams and looked across the parking lot where a man was stabbing a woman in the front seat of a car.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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