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
The Blue Feather Music Festival, an annual, volunteer-run event, is an art and music jamboree that supports young Indigenous performers.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2025
Not open to the public, the jamboree is a few days for chefs to be cooks and comrades; to enjoy an otherworldly space in the woods, let the stresses of their daily grinds fall away, and celebrate creativity and friendship.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
So, what should a tennis fan expect from this two-day jamboree, affront to the sport, or maybe both?
—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
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2025
Not open to the public, the jamboree is a few days for chefs to be cooks and comrades; to enjoy an otherworldly space in the woods, let the stresses of their daily grinds fall away, and celebrate creativity and friendship.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
So, what should a tennis fan expect from this two-day jamboree, affront to the sport, or maybe both?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
Noun
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The company’s hiring spree comes amid a dampened US labor market, as more companies pursue layoffs and pause hiring, often citing AI as the reason.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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If David Ellison’s latest spree gets the thumbs up from the feds, this may be the last time the men’s title game will air exclusively on cable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Justin Timberlake, who closed out BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 after a turbulent year, is now fighting to keep video of his 2024 drunk-driving arrest from becoming public.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2026
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First off, the guy on the sidewalk outside the liquor store was a drunk, not an oracle.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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The Broncos went on a retention binge, signing or tendering 13 of their 17 restricted and unrestricted free agents, as well as all four of their exclusive-rights free agents.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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The first day of the tournament is also sort of like going on a casino bender.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Writer-director BenDavid Grabinski makes a strong case to change that in an exuberant time travel genre-bender where what’s old often leads to fresh ideas.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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