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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
Despite slowing residential gas demand, New York is on a costly and unsustainable gas-pipe laying spree that locks in 9–10% profits for utilities.
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Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Even after a free-agent spending spree last March, the 2025 Patriots roster wasn’t going to scare many teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Inside detention centers, rumors spread that an American intervention would trigger a killing spree.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
One incident began during a traffic stop and led to the arrest of a man allegedly involved in an hours-long crime spree.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Even after a free-agent spending spree last March, the 2025 Patriots roster wasn’t going to scare many teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Inside detention centers, rumors spread that an American intervention would trigger a killing spree.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
One incident began during a traffic stop and led to the arrest of a man allegedly involved in an hours-long crime spree.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In Hawai’i, two lovers (Kenji and Jane) are drawn together for what’s supposed to be a summer fling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Perfect New Year’s Day binge-fest.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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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 Marvel faithful will appreciate the seeds the show planted to kick off Phase Four of the MCU, and the Marvel uninitiated will enjoy watching Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany engage in a playful romp, pleasures that were denied their characters during their earlier movies.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
3 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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Even without underwire, the bra offers all-day lift and definition for your bust.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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With more than $9 billion of prime sales last year, and the ultra-rich increasingly buying homes rather than just investment properties, Knight Frank reckons Dubai’s property market may now be less vulnerable to speculative booms and busts.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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