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
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
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G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The show is an immersive retrospective and jamboree of feeling, giggles and joy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The organizers of the Riyadh jamboree remain confident, and about 7,000 people have registered to attend this year’s event.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The show is an immersive retrospective and jamboree of feeling, giggles and joy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The organizers of the Riyadh jamboree remain confident, and about 7,000 people have registered to attend this year’s event.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
Noun
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The killing spree occurred as authorities were trying to hunt down William G. Bonin, a former Downey truck driver known as the Freeway Killer.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2023 spree.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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In the play’s finest scene, a sympathetic drunk (Trevor Fox) tries to reel Moat back from his horrors.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s different from dealing with homosexual drunks.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lillard also had some great moments in those final Portland seasons, including a scoring binge that featured a 60-point game in his final Trail Blazers year.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Elon Musk has offered a rare glimpse into his overnight stays at the Trump White House, which involve late-night ice cream binges.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Noun
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That, of course, doesn’t go to plan, as Dorian’s pursuit of eternal youth becomes the character’s undoing (and with a bender of Victorian debauchery and eventual murder along the way).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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The 24-year-old social media star wrapped a three-day bender at Coachella weekend one, rocking three separate looks with completely different vibes.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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