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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
Silicon Valley giants announce huge AI spending sprees Silicon Valley giants announced huge AI spending sprees, drawing divergent market reactions — while seeming to ease fears of a major market correction.
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Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1984, Long embarked on his months-long killing spree.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The Dodgers went on a free agent spending spree after winning the 2024 World Series in an effort to create a dynasty, defending their title and establishing themselves in the record books.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Investors appeared unnerved by big increases in spending that Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning as the investment spree related to artificial-intelligence technology keeps gushing.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
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Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1984, Long embarked on his months-long killing spree.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The Dodgers went on a free agent spending spree after winning the 2024 World Series in an effort to create a dynasty, defending their title and establishing themselves in the record books.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Investors appeared unnerved by big increases in spending that Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning as the investment spree related to artificial-intelligence technology keeps gushing.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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The book also delves into Robertson’s personal life, chronicling his flings with several actresses, including Jennifer O’Neill, Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold, and French thespian Carole Bouquet.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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On-screen, his character has had a few love interests, including a brief relationship and a fling.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This 13-episode techno-horror about a young girl who is slowly subsumed into a life on the Wired (the show’s version of the internet) is a perfect pre-Y2K-paranoia binge.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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To that end, both, on a bit of a lark, signed up to train with United Kicking, a coaching company that aims to develop the skills of English and other European athletes interested in playing American football in the kicking, punting and long-snapping positions.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite the epic length, Kinds of Kindness ultimately comes across as a lark, riffing on pet motifs with the help of a game ensemble on triple duty.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Carter-Riverside faced a third and 11 at it own 46 with a minute and a half left in the game, but Bobby Fields iced the game with a 53-yard romp down to the Western Hills 1-yard line where the Eagles ran out the clock.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Republicans grappling with Tuesday’s Democratic romp are warning the White House that no matter how many foreign policy goals the president achieves, voters will care about the economy more.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their romantic idyll, however, didn’t last.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Land is a unique asset, at the center of booms and busts since Babylon, and will be here long after Meta or Microsoft or Google try to wriggle out of their data-center leases, should the AI buildout prove to be overdone.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The running game without Rhamondre Stevenson has been an issue, at least in terms of consistently finding rushing lanes and battling boom-or-bust tendencies.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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