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sprees

noun

plural of spree

as in flings

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 sprees Indeed, some even view the market downturn as a natural return to a more balanced field following the high-flying peak TV buying sprees of global streamers. — Ed Meza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Others went very practical, like Kelly Rowland’s trip to the supermarket, or embraced their inner child, as Donald Glover and Tiffany Haddish did with their sugar sprees. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 This spring, college hoops teams went on staggering spending sprees, with some individual players set to earn as much as entire teams did a season ago. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The People’s Bank of China, for instance, has pushed for multi-month buying sprees, while the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated roughly 100 tonnes of gold back to domestic vaults. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Singer Bradley Nowell drunk-steered his band through sordid anthems, crashing through references to classic ska and dancehall songs, shouting out Rudimentary Peni and Geto Boys, and re-setting the murder ballads and drug sprees of outlaw country in suburban California. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 In general, her scoring sprees feel more sustainable and less like streaky bursts of shooting. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Before Harry and Markle were together, the royal was spotted with many girlfriends and brief flings over the years.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Puppy love and summer flings abound when Tom Holland's Peter Parker goes on a European vacation to spend quality time with his crush MJ (Zendaya) and instead gets thrown into a few international incidents.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

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Sprawling suburbs leave little room for walkable hubs while endless screen time – from TikTok scrolling to Netflix binges – has replaced real-world connection.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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At one point during the festivities, DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson Paak, Mars’ opening act) took over the turntables inside the vinyl booth to hype up the crowd even more.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
In the midst of the festivities, among a crowd of bookish faculty and graduate students, Annie and Wendy convinced an overheated newspaper photographer who’d been sent to cover the event to abandon his turtleneck.

— Robert P. Baird, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

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Instead, in one crucial scene, Lion delivers a speech that myth-busts perfectionism to the kids’ parents, who are unmoved.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
It’s been such an unsteady year, Andrew Friedman’s two big offseason acquisitions have been busts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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On the west coast, Gros and Petit Piton (Saint Lucia’s iconic volcanoes) rise from beneath the gin-clear sea to shelter the curvaceous coves at Anse Chastanet and Jalousie Beach, which inspire From Here To Eternity-style romps on the shore.

— Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

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