: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
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Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' offseason spending spree might not be over, but their future salary commitments have risen to nearly half a billion dollars already.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In their first two playoff games, the Bills combined their outstanding running game and a shutdown defensive effort to defeat the Broncos, and a takeaway spree to get the job done against the Ravens.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
More than a century ago, Greenwood, a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., was destroyed in a violent spree by a white mob.
—Joseph Rushmore, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In their first two playoff games, the Bills combined their outstanding running game and a shutdown defensive effort to defeat the Broncos, and a takeaway spree to get the job done against the Ravens.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
More than a century ago, Greenwood, a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., was destroyed in a violent spree by a white mob.
—Joseph Rushmore, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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