Thesaurus results for JAMBOREES

jamborees

noun

plural of jamboree

as in sprees

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 jamborees The summer Fourth of July party is one of the city’s best jamborees. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 Boy Scout jamborees and women’s marches. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026

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Indeed, some even view the market downturn as a natural return to a more balanced field following the high-flying peak TV buying sprees of global streamers.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Others went very practical, like Kelly Rowland’s trip to the supermarket, or embraced their inner child, as Donald Glover and Tiffany Haddish did with their sugar sprees.

— Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprees

Noun

Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.

— Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Definition of drunks

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Sprawling suburbs leave little room for walkable hubs while endless screen time – from TikTok scrolling to Netflix binges – has replaced real-world connection.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of binges

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Introduced as Superman’s younger, wilder cousin, Kara prefers going on interplanetary benders to fighting for truth, justice and a better tomorrow.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Water benders can freeze ice or raise currents at will; earth benders can move rock or even, in some cases, manipulate metal.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026

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