: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Trump is on a firing spree: The Trump administration fired the director of the National Security Agency, his deputy and several other top NSA staffers Thursday.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
After consulting with Ritchie, Brosnan let his hair stylist go on a cutting spree.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Month-long crime spree leads to two deaths The murderous crime spree that would lead to Ragan’s capture began on the first day of November 2013, the day police said Ragan murdered Perez at the Motel Seven.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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spree
noun
: an outburst of activity
a buying spree
Geographical Definition
Spree
geographical name
ˈshprā 
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River
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