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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
In 2017, the board pushed the university into a $380 million spending spree on new athletic facilities.
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Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Elon Musk, an unelected citizen, has led a squadron of twentysomethings on a spree through the federal government, laying off tens of thousands of civil servants, shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, and seizing control of the Treasury Department’s payment system.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Reese Ogden started the spree with an RBI double, and Parker McGrael added a two-run single.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2025
That was one of the assets that Lilly acquired as part of its acquisition spree in 2023 , and muscle mass preservation is one of its distinguishing features.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Elon Musk, an unelected citizen, has led a squadron of twentysomethings on a spree through the federal government, laying off tens of thousands of civil servants, shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, and seizing control of the Treasury Department’s payment system.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Reese Ogden started the spree with an RBI double, and Parker McGrael added a two-run single.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2025
That was one of the assets that Lilly acquired as part of its acquisition spree in 2023 , and muscle mass preservation is one of its distinguishing features.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
Noun
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Over the past eight months, Cavallari has made headlines for topics ranging from a past fling with Glen Powell to her strained relationship with her father.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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What begins as a secret fling between two confused teenagers at 17 evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self- discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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Dropped as a rare (for Prime Video) binge on April 24, Étoile didn’t chart on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 for Originals.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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My family ventured into the city one night and on a lark, stopped into the MFA.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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But the leader of the free world picked up himself when the pair called on a lark days later, delivering on an impromptu interview the White House had previously cancelled.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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An over-the-top romp with horror, sci-fi, and comedy elements, Wild Zero stars the Japanese rock trio Guitar Wolf as themselves, heroically leaping into action to help a fan when the dead start attacking.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Reuters reported that the incidents happened in the hours after Florida’s Game 6 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday to secure its second straight Stanley Cup.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?—
Peter Lane Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Digs, seams, benders, posts — Ward will make his money in the NFL on aggressive routes between the numbers.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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This was the clarion shot from the southern California shores, an indelible Beach Boys classic that packs into its 2 minutes and 29 seconds an announcement of a great sound, the pitching of a great new sport and the promise of a West Coast idyll that persists to this day.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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But the idyll of her dreams bring her closer to the abyss.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Is a bust to follow again or are these big yields from small stocks really spectacular deals?—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The bust came a day after the Wisconsin Attorney General's Office, the police chief of Milwaukee, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in that city all received mailed handwritten letters in envelopes with the return address of Morales-Reyes, the complaint says.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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