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spree

noun

ˈsprē

Definition of spree

as in fling

a time or instance of carefree fun went on a spending spree

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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 Two young children and a father are recovering in the hospital after investigators say a Texas mother went on a stabbing spree inside the family's home on Tuesday. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Zendaya Zendaya concluded the airy elegant style spree several celebrities embraced on Tuesday night during the Louis Vuitton spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection show. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The spree of ads — and the money needed to air them in a state with several expensive media markets such as Florida — show the huge advantage Donalds has over Jolly in campaign resources. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 There were no people; it was just found objects from that period and that time when Charles Starkweather went on the first modern killing spree. — Gilbert Cruz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spree

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After a two-week fling and an emotional good-bye at the Bangkok airport, Lyons knew that these surreal episodes would make the foundation of her next show.

— Georgie McKeon, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The Faith Tour aims to document his brief fling with arena stardom.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of fling

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Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
And indeed Verity — directed with straightforward competence and a faint wry smirk by Michael Showalter and adapted by screenwriter Nick Antosca (Apple TV’s Cape Fear series) — is a mild lark for its first hour.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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He was also arrested in December on drunk-driving charges that might have stemmed from an incident at a California airport, prosecutors said during his bond hearing Thursday morning.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Blair is set to shoot a supporting role in Schmoolie the Deathwatcher, a film described as a mystical coming-of-age romp directed by Bridget Stokes from a script by Theresa Burkhart Gallagher.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Riding high after their 2024 romp, in which Republicans won control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, there was optimism in the GOP that the rightward turn among Hispanic voters could reflect a permanent realignment.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of romp

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Read Full Review Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ines takes a shine to both women, and the time the trio spends together, like the time the pincher and Sol shared in the first half of the book, forms a temporary idyll.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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California’s revenue is notoriously top heavy, leaving state coffers vulnerable to boom-and-bust cycles as the wealthiest residents see their incomes rise and fall with the stock market.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Several people have been charged in connection with the bust, but whoever oversaw the network has so far managed to elude arrest.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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