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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
Victoria said Heuermann took two pictures of the victims during his spree.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Meta is among tech companies that have cut thousands of workers since 2022 after going on a hiring spree during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The blades of two butcher knives snapped off during the killing spree.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Over the past decade, an infrastructure spending spree has delivered a vast network of roads and bridges that’s partly eased notorious traffic jams, and added public transport options including a monorail.
—Tarek El-Tablawy, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Meta is among tech companies that have cut thousands of workers since 2022 after going on a hiring spree during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The blades of two butcher knives snapped off during the killing spree.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Over the past decade, an infrastructure spending spree has delivered a vast network of roads and bridges that’s partly eased notorious traffic jams, and added public transport options including a monorail.
—Tarek El-Tablawy, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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For anyone who thought polka dots were just a passing summer fling—think again.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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This season, our beauty routines are having a spring fling with drugstore beauty products.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2026
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The argument is that these types of shows pick up steam when they are released weekly on a network like Bravo rather than in a binge, originated by Netflix.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some economists argue that the weak entry-level market is partly an overcorrection from the post-COVID hiring binge of 2021.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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What started as a boyhood lark became a career with a mission.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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His own father, a crippled, cantankerous drunk, has been a source of shame to him.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 33-year-old South Korean has a reputation as a great connector, but his assist total is inflated with four in a 6-0 romp over Orlando on April 4.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the deluge let up before Leo arrived in his covered popemobile for a romp through the deafening crowd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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What started as a political thriller has evolved into a post-apocalyptic mind-bender toying with time travel and alternate dimensions.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Mar. 2026
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But on the other hand, a rehab center for alcoholics doesn’t fold because one of its participants goes on a bender.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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That this idyll is bound to expire, sooner or later, goes without saying.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the aftermath of the video, the NYPD transferred a captain, a lieutenant, and six Brooklyn Narcotics detectives who made up the team that ran the botched buy-and-bust operation.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And Tony nominee and Grammy winner Andrew Rannells comes aboard as Philadelphia District Attorney Andrew Chadwater, who is angling to turn one major bust into a mayoral run.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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