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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
No injuries were reported during the carnival shutdown and fighting spree, Conley said.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The team had stunned the baseball world with its spending the year before, inking Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract during a $1.4 billion spending spree.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
With a far greater financial effect, President Trump’s pardon spree has also swept in big-time corporate fraudsters, millionaire tax evaders, and other white-collar criminals.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While largely peaceful, the demonstrations — triggered by a spree of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the area — have resulted in some violence and extensive vandalism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The team had stunned the baseball world with its spending the year before, inking Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract during a $1.4 billion spending spree.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
With a far greater financial effect, President Trump’s pardon spree has also swept in big-time corporate fraudsters, millionaire tax evaders, and other white-collar criminals.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While largely peaceful, the demonstrations — triggered by a spree of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the area — have resulted in some violence and extensive vandalism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
Noun
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Over the past eight months, Cavallari has made headlines for topics ranging from a past fling with Glen Powell to her strained relationship with her father.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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What begins as a secret fling between two confused teenagers at 17 evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self- discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 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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My family ventured into the city one night and on a lark, stopped into the MFA.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
6 June 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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What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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An over-the-top romp with horror, sci-fi, and comedy elements, Wild Zero stars the Japanese rock trio Guitar Wolf as themselves, heroically leaping into action to help a fan when the dead start attacking.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Reuters reported that the incidents happened in the hours after Florida’s Game 6 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday to secure its second straight Stanley Cup.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
19 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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This was the clarion shot from the southern California shores, an indelible Beach Boys classic that packs into its 2 minutes and 29 seconds an announcement of a great sound, the pitching of a great new sport and the promise of a West Coast idyll that persists to this day.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
11 June 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 magazine’s cover uses items from Gabrielle Chanel’s personal collection: a statue bust of the designer made by Jacques Lipchitz in 1921 wearing metallic Chanel sunglasses from the brand’s fall 2002 show shot by Roe Ethridge.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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Is a bust to follow again or are these big yields from small stocks really spectacular deals?—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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