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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
But Blanche used the intervening weeks to engage in what has looked like a manic spree of auditioning for the top job.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Countries with large populations of Venezuelan migrants, including Peru and Colombia, have accused the group of being behind a spree of violence in the region.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
After the game, Kelce went on an Instagram liking spree of photos featuring Swift at Madison Square Garden.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
During the crime spree, authorities said Love was accused of taking more than 200 LEGO sets, about a dozen coffee makers, several vacuum cleaners, and multiple PlayStation controllers, totaling more than $30,000.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Countries with large populations of Venezuelan migrants, including Peru and Colombia, have accused the group of being behind a spree of violence in the region.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
After the game, Kelce went on an Instagram liking spree of photos featuring Swift at Madison Square Garden.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
During the crime spree, authorities said Love was accused of taking more than 200 LEGO sets, about a dozen coffee makers, several vacuum cleaners, and multiple PlayStation controllers, totaling more than $30,000.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
Noun
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Folks started DM'ing me on social media, telling me that J was with his ex-fling.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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But family scenes help ground Kiyoko’s tearjerker in universal questions of shame and self-acceptance that land harder through Coley’s arc than the on-again-off-again fling surrounding her growth.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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His most recent transactions—spending more than $8 million on 600,000 shares in early June—are just the latest in a nearly $30 million buying binge since early May.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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And as audiences begin their binge, Finglass is bracing for some inevitable backlash.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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Singer Bradley Nowell drunk-steered his band through sordid anthems, crashing through references to classic ska and dancehall songs, shouting out Rudimentary Peni and Geto Boys, and re-setting the murder ballads and drug sprees of outlaw country in suburban California.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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But Peter Grossman described characterizations of his wife driving drunk, racing and hitting the boys after going as fast as 82 mph in a 45-mph zone as inaccurate.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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But also joy, as evidenced by this first-ever post-Beatles duet with Ringo Starr, where the two pals smile their way through a romp about their storied past.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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As part of his midweek Windy City romp, Ferris memorably visits Wrigley Field with his sophisticated girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, and angsty best pal, Cameron Frye.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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As New York wakes up from its two-day weekend bender to a glorious Monday with their Knicks as NBA champions, Wright is only now emerging from his own personal media blockade.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Lost soon evolved from a standard survival tale into a twisty mind-bender with various mysteries woven throughout its six seasons, from the Others to the Dharma Initiative to the onset of time travel.—
Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.—
Skyli Alvarez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Weil says Rockmount has weathered booms and busts over its eighty years of business.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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This was a playoffs-or-bust year for a lot of people in the Mets organization.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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