1
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities
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2
as in romp
a time or instance of carefree fun
a shopping binge at the mall
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3
as in event
a social gathering
what should we wear to this binge at the country club?
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Recent Examples of binge
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Hybrid drinking is the antithesis of the frat-party keg stand or boozy brunch binge.
—Joe Chura, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Rather than going the usual rogue robot route, Murderbot opts to remain in service to its crew, while secretly binging media in its down time.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
If Episode 5 is the binge, Episode 6 is the hangover, with Saxon and Lochlan piecing together what happened the night before.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Hybrid drinking is the antithesis of the frat-party keg stand or boozy brunch binge.
—Joe Chura, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
The popular Netflix series is now back for its seventh season, which premiered on April 10, with six new episodes for fans to binge.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Rather than going the usual rogue robot route, Murderbot opts to remain in service to its crew, while secretly binging media in its down time.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binge
Noun
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Amidst Texas’s fiercest heat-wave on the eve of Ramadan fasting, three young Muslims reluctantly plunge into a crime spree to save their community, confronting the gritty underworld of Houston and their own struggle for power.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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With this Republican trifecta in place comes the opportunity to pass a reconciliation bill that not only extends the Trump tax cuts but also addresses the economic fallout from the Biden administration’s reckless regulatory and spending spree.—
Stewart Whitson,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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The week had included finals, pre-graduation events and students moving out of the dorms.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Religion notes are open to any group wanting to publicize a special event.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2025
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The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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Dunedin One of our South's Best Beach Towns in 2022, this tiny town located across the bay from Tampa surprises with plenty to see and do--plus eat and drink!—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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In the play’s finest scene, a sympathetic drunk (Trevor Fox) tries to reel Moat back from his horrors.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s different from dealing with homosexual drunks.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Ali and Kamran’s victories come as mainstream parties lose influence in local elections.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Some allegedly caroused until dawn.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2024
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That, of course, doesn’t go to plan, as Dorian’s pursuit of eternal youth becomes the character’s undoing (and with a bender of Victorian debauchery and eventual murder along the way).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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The 24-year-old social media star wrapped a three-day bender at Coachella weekend one, rocking three separate looks with completely different vibes.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Get The Recipe 26 of 30 Big-Batch Spiked Arnold Palmers Sweet tea and fresh squeezed lemonade on their own will always be a hit at a Southern bash, but this bourbon-spiked punch just might change the game.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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The black blues/vampire hybrid Sinners mimics a mixed-genre Tarantino bash.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Binge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binge. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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