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as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binge
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose
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Recent Examples of spree
Separate data from the Commerce Department out Friday showed that consumers slowed their spending sharply in April after going on a spending spree in the prior month to get ahead of any sticker shock due to tariffs.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The company has been on a signing spree of late, with the addition of clients like Abigail Cowen, Mel Rodriguez, Bobby Soto, Taylor Polidore Williams, Brandee Evans, Shanola Hampton, and Melissa Joan Hart.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 May 2025
That was a relative hiring spree considering a typical April had a median of 19,100 positions added since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The company has been on a signing spree of late, with the addition of clients like Abigail Cowen, Mel Rodriguez, Bobby Soto, Taylor Polidore Williams, Brandee Evans, Shanola Hampton, and Melissa Joan Hart.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 May 2025
That was a relative hiring spree considering a typical April had a median of 19,100 positions added since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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Though sporadic dating and meaningless flings are common, many high-profile individuals lead a life defined by loneliness, struggling to find a connection with purpose and intention.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The good news is that Mars will slip into productive Virgo on June 17, turning your focus back to passion projects, creative expression or maybe even a summer fling!—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Dropped as a rare (for Prime Video) binge on April 24, Étoile didn’t chart on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 for Originals.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But the leader of the free world picked up himself when the pair called on a lark days later, delivering on an impromptu interview the White House had previously cancelled.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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It’s been hard for musicians to shake the idea that fusing country and rap can be more than a lark.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Sliwa hoped that the mere presence of his Magnificent Thirteen would force petty criminals to think twice before snatching a woman’s necklace or rolling a drunk.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nora wants no part of the movie or of him, calling him a drunk who has caused the family nothing but pain.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Alexander went on to pitch three more one-hitters during the season. 1929 — The Cincinnati Reds scored nine runs in the sixth inning en route to a 21-4 romp over the Chicago Cubs. 1935 — Chicago White Sox rookie John Whitehead loses to St. Louis 2-0.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The Thunder finished off the series in a romp, leading by 39 points in a 124-94 victory, and are winning by about 11 points per game in the postseason.—
Brian Mahoney,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2025
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If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?—
Peter Lane Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Digs, seams, benders, posts — Ward will make his money in the NFL on aggressive routes between the numbers.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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But the idyll of her dreams bring her closer to the abyss.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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The point seems to be the act itself: sitting in nude serenity among family, friends and strangers, safe in the bone-deep sense of trust that such an idyll both requires and reinforces.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Championship banners fill the gymnasium walls, most notably in football where Marcus Allen started a career that wound up with him hoisting the Heisman Trophy and his bust enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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In October 2020, during Trump’s first term in office, the federal government revealed its bust of the elaborate conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer, who had been criticized by right-wing politicians, including Trump, over her COVID-19 policies.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
29 May 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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