: 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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But until the rules change, the team is entitled to continue its spending spree.
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went on an online thanking spree after dozens of world leaders voiced support for him in the aftermath of his contentious Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
After a 40-bank robbing spree, the saga of South Florida’s most infamous gangsters ended with a midnight police ambush on a bridge over Sebastian Inlet that left Ashley and his cohorts dead.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Those personal uses of the investor funds included buying expensive vehicles and going on exorbitant gambling sprees, with prosecutors describing one instance of Bhakta losing $1 million at a Las Vegas casino in less than eight hours.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went on an online thanking spree after dozens of world leaders voiced support for him in the aftermath of his contentious Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
After a 40-bank robbing spree, the saga of South Florida’s most infamous gangsters ended with a midnight police ambush on a bridge over Sebastian Inlet that left Ashley and his cohorts dead.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Those personal uses of the investor funds included buying expensive vehicles and going on exorbitant gambling sprees, with prosecutors describing one instance of Bhakta losing $1 million at a Las Vegas casino in less than eight hours.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 5 Mar. 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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