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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
Truly controlling the ticks will take an island-wide killing spree, the war council agreed.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Social media flyers have been promoting a potential teen takeover set for Saturday at the spree.
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Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
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Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Jeff Bezos’s roughly $237 million buying spree on Indian Creek Island offers another example.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for spree
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Social media flyers have been promoting a potential teen takeover set for Saturday at the spree.
—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Jeff Bezos’s roughly $237 million buying spree on Indian Creek Island offers another example.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for spree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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Bloc Party’s next album charts the course of such a fling, one that frontman Kele Okereke experienced himself after separating from his long-term partner.
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Don’t look for any insight about Mayer’s fling on Stickler’s social media.
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The review also found that heavy episodic (binge) drinking can increase the risk of injury by 20- to 50-fold, depending on the amount of alcohol consumed and the type of injury.
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!
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Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.
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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.
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For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
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The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.
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The tragic ending, meanwhile, could traumatize those expecting a colorful, carefree romp for life.
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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.
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Fast forward to 1953 and the Delage was apparently involved in a fender-bender and dispatched to famed coachbuilder Saoutchik for repairs.
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Kal-El shows up during the opening minutes of Supergirl (in theaters this weekend) via video message to ask when Kara Zor-El plans to head back home after her birthday bender.
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This Robinson Crusoe-esque idyll delivers so much more than the standard palm tree escapism, with a 39-room wellness complex that's a match for anywhere in Europe or Asia.
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This pre-summer idyll could not have been more different from the setting in which the Quartet was first heard.
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The strapless gown was designed with a cutout beneath the bust line and symmetrical cutouts at the hips augmented by crisscross fabric.
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The rapper, real name Belcalis Almánzar, wore a multi-colored corset with an intergalactic pattern in shades of purple, pink and yellow detailing on the bust.
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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