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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
As the world’s top technology executives converged on India’s AI Impact Summit this week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back on growing concerns over whether the tech industry’s massive AI spending spree can ever pay off.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Watching Marcia Gay Harden embark on a savage killing spree was not on my cinematic bingo card for 2026.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Police say that at the time of the spree, Bryant was living with a relative on 6th Street in Richmond, a little less than two miles from where the attacks occurred.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But with a little over three minutes left, Trabuco went on a scoring spree.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Watching Marcia Gay Harden embark on a savage killing spree was not on my cinematic bingo card for 2026.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Police say that at the time of the spree, Bryant was living with a relative on 6th Street in Richmond, a little less than two miles from where the attacks occurred.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But with a little over three minutes left, Trabuco went on a scoring spree.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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Sabrina Bartlett appears in Bridgerton season 1 as Siena Rosso, an opera singer who has a secret fling with Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the illicit couple seemed to enjoy flaunting their fling.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
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Basic, uniform lighting can make even the best TV binges and movie nights feel a bit flat, video games less sensory-rich, and parties low-energy.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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The borrowing binge has continued into the new year.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Newsom publicly mulled a counter challenge in the form of Proposition 50, but initially presented it as a lark.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Witches of WeHo signed up for the show as a lark and maybe to break into the entertainment industry.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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First off, the guy on the sidewalk outside the liquor store was a drunk, not an oracle.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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His new assistant, Yancey, was a drunk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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What follows is Rockwell and his merry band of misfits on a madcap romp through a dystopian landscape for a showdown with the future’s artificial nemesis.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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Purists should go into it expecting not a faithful adaptation, but a romp best enjoyed as romantasy fanfic.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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The film at least mines some charm from a fender-bender as a meet-cute.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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The stately stone manor house at the heart of the private idyll was built around the turn of the 20th century for the Sulzberger family, the longtime publishers of The New York Times.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2026
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The warm reception of that volume, the vibrant intellectual and social life of Cambridge, and above all the friendship with Hallam conspired to make Tennyson’s university years something of an idyll.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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After a bit of a winter bust, more than a foot of snow fell onto the Big Bear Resort between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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An immigration activist who works with community organizers in Oklahoma City to track ICE arrests and activities said the bust in the Asian district was conducted by Drug Enforcement Agency officers, not ICE, but that ICE was present, as those being arrested were immigrants.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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