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
So, what should a tennis fan expect from this two-day jamboree, affront to the sport, or maybe both?
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The jamboree still attracts some colorful characters who see in off-roading a chance to conquer the wild expanse.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend's box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments — Pixar's Elio chief among them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
Towards the end of the whole jamboree, the panel will convene to choose the player of the tournament, the young player of the tournament and the goals of the tournament.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The jamboree still attracts some colorful characters who see in off-roading a chance to conquer the wild expanse.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend's box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments — Pixar's Elio chief among them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
Towards the end of the whole jamboree, the panel will convene to choose the player of the tournament, the young player of the tournament and the goals of the tournament.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
Noun
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In the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history, a former nurse was jailed in 2019 for life for murdering 85 of his patients.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The widening gap followed a private equity spending spree in 2021, as firms rushed to deploy unspent funds, with activity also boosted by ultra-low interest rates.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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This 13-episode techno-horror about a young girl who is slowly subsumed into a life on the Wired (the show’s version of the internet) is a perfect pre-Y2K-paranoia binge.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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