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as in flings
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binges
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
In general, her scoring sprees feel more sustainable and less like streaky bursts of shooting.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Because electricity demand held roughly flat for almost two decades, such growth sprees were hard to justify for years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Seven of the victims injured in the stabbing sprees were discharged from hospital as of Tuesday.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Those who remain in El Fasher, the people who survived the killing sprees, are now also facing a malnutrition crisis, as famine has been reported in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Because electricity demand held roughly flat for almost two decades, such growth sprees were hard to justify for years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Seven of the victims injured in the stabbing sprees were discharged from hospital as of Tuesday.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Those who remain in El Fasher, the people who survived the killing sprees, are now also facing a malnutrition crisis, as famine has been reported in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprees
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This one, written by Ryan Hurd, Jaxson Free and Daniel Ross, is going to be the soundtrack for beach flings all summer long.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the title referring to NYC’s telephone exchange system, Daniel Mann’s movie starred Taylor as Gloria Wandrous, a model who enjoys flings until falling for a married man.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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This Dell 14-inch laptop is the ultimate no-drama partner for my daily hustle and my late-night binges.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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Basic, uniform lighting can make even the best TV binges and movie nights feel a bit flat, video games less sensory-rich, and parties low-energy.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 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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Seeded first in this NCAA regional and ranked second overall nationally behind 37-0 Connecticut, UCLA muscled past Minnesota 80-56 to start the festivities as Sacramento hosted a women’s tournament for the first time since 2010.—
Joe Davidson
March 27,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hailing from Marinduque Island is the Moriones Festival, one of the oldest and most revered ecclesiastical festivities in the Philippines.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The vast multi-room establishment—set within a five-story atrium in the center of the hotel—evokes cozy romance at every turn, swathed in marble busts, vibrant floral arrangements, and intricate wall carvings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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But this brother comes into town and just busts you on all of your reinvention.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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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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Kelly’s debut romps with the animal, real and imagined, exploring love and wounding through the animal-nature of our feelings, the precarious past and present of our human lives.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 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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But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Sprees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprees. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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