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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
The 30-year-old aspiring criminologist is accused of entering a six-bedroom home and killing four University of Idaho students in a 4 a.m. stabbing spree on Nov. 13, 2022.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Following the killing spree in the original 2022 cult favorite, the titular robot’s A.I. is confined to a harmless, Tamagotchi-looking device.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Blake Snell, the centerpiece of the half-billion-dollar offseason spending spree, not having his best stuff?
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
To tap into growing demand, but also support Marriott Bonvoy’s success in the country, Marriott has been on a development spree to grow its luxury brands in Brazil specifically.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Following the killing spree in the original 2022 cult favorite, the titular robot’s A.I. is confined to a harmless, Tamagotchi-looking device.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Blake Snell, the centerpiece of the half-billion-dollar offseason spending spree, not having his best stuff?
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
To tap into growing demand, but also support Marriott Bonvoy’s success in the country, Marriott has been on a development spree to grow its luxury brands in Brazil specifically.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
Noun
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The creator of the FX on Hulu show shared in an interview with the New York Post that she's heard from several of her late friend Molly Kochan's former flings since the miniseries premiered on April 4 this year.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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And who wants to tell Peacock that Organized Crime Season 5 is a weekly release, not a binge drop?—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
18 Apr. 2025
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And that starts this week with this ten episode binge dump.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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An unkindness of ravens, a parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks!—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then there are Big Brother alums Danielle and Britney, with the former holding a grudge against the latter for a betrayal that occurred on a mini-season lark called Big Brother: Reindeer Games.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
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Save for outlier performances such as what Cleveland’s Ty Jerome did to the Heat in Sunday night’s Game 1 romp and what Davion Mitchell has done in his blaze of glory the past few weeks for the Heat, the reality is that of the top seven players in this series, the Heat might only have two.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The league may be a Liverpool romp, but a Champions League spot is in Forest’s grasp.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 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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Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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The idyll was hemmed in by immaculate office buildings housing high-profile Hollywood and tech tenants including Amazon, Oracle and AMC Networks.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Many on the list, which was shared with NPR, were for environmental justice projects, including one grant that supported initiatives such as flood mitigation in southwest Virginia, a deep red part of the commonwealth where communities have been shaped by the coal industry's booms and busts.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The semiconductor industry isn’t new to booms and busts.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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