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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
Memphis reported that Memphis police said the shooting spree began just after noon Saturday, when officers responded to a report of a shooting.
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Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Even so, the city still does light up in April and May with a spree of glitzy pitches designed to generate press attention and advertiser interest.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman ascribed the team’s $1 billion bonanza after 2023 and a subsequent spree this past winter as safeguards against the irrationality of acquiring players at the trade deadline.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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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Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Even so, the city still does light up in April and May with a spree of glitzy pitches designed to generate press attention and advertiser interest.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman ascribed the team’s $1 billion bonanza after 2023 and a subsequent spree this past winter as safeguards against the irrationality of acquiring players at the trade deadline.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
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There are also some celebrity vectors: Rosalía is in attendance, as are her former brief flings Hunter Schafer and Jeremy Allen White.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Though his kids weren’t mature enough to accept their fling, the lake house shooting helps put things into perspective for everyone, and mends the rift that had formed between Eli and Lori.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
5 May 2025
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Lillard also had some great moments in those final Portland seasons, including a scoring binge that featured a 60-point game in his final Trail Blazers year.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Elon Musk has offered a rare glimpse into his overnight stays at the Trump White House, which involve late-night ice cream binges.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Romeo and Juliet, at the end of Act III in Shakespeare’s play, recite an aubade for two voices as the sky pales and the lark sings at the end of what will be their only night together.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Most of the collisions were birds, including bald eagles, owls larks and mallards, but some of the strikes included prairie dogs, bats, coyotes and rabbits.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 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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In director Steve Pink’s sci-fi romp Hot Tub Time Machine, Stan played the typical ’80s bully Blaine, who terrorizes a group of friends (John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke) who travel back in time to their teen years at a 1986 ski resort.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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The 10-episode romp, debuting on the streamer on April 16, stars and is produced by Oyelowo.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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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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But the idyll is illusory – Kashmir is one of the world’s most militarized regions and the trigger for multiple wars between India and Pakistan, who both claim the territory in full but control only in part.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Each had an alfresco dining area and a view over the Lago di Burano Nature Reserve wetlands to the line of dunes that separates this coastal idyll from the beach.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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But Monty Python remains a master of the form, and The Holy Grail's conclusion in a knight bust remains one of its purest expressions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, the yadang must fight to survive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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