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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 1999, a white supremacist carried out a shooting spree that began near the southern border of the district, targeting Jews, Black people and Asian Americans.
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The last hurrah was a free agent spending spree designed to conquer the Dallas Cowboys that resulted in their last championship following the 1994 season, enabling Steve Young to escape the shadow of Joe Montana with a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
That spree included three consecutive 3-pointers.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The festive horror centers on Gino, whose traditional Italian family Christmas Eve celebration descends into chaos when his deceased grandmother returns from the dead and embarks on a killing spree.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The last hurrah was a free agent spending spree designed to conquer the Dallas Cowboys that resulted in their last championship following the 1994 season, enabling Steve Young to escape the shadow of Joe Montana with a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
That spree included three consecutive 3-pointers.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The festive horror centers on Gino, whose traditional Italian family Christmas Eve celebration descends into chaos when his deceased grandmother returns from the dead and embarks on a killing spree.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 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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Interestingly, Missouri’s giveaway binge wasn’t the fault of any one player.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
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The binge has become king, with shows no longer giving us 24-episodes of episodic TV over the span of several months.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
4 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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The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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On average, one person is killed around every 42 minutes in a drunk-driving accident, totaling more than 12,000 deaths each year.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 Dec. 2025
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The senior quarterback powered Tabor to its second straight NEPSAC Class B championship, this time with a 42-21 romp of BB&N in the John Papas Bowl.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Drag Me to Hell is a gleefully mean-spirited horror romp, to the point where there’s almost an innocence to it.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 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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Police have named and released a photo of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of a Bronx Uber driver during a road rage clash over a fender-bender, officials said Thursday.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
15 Dec. 2025
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In November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Replace Hall with an actress who has a distractingly gigantic bust or who’s randomly American and blonde.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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