as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Recent Examples of bender
When Nora’s on a drunken bender in London, for instance, the sound team wove in the sounds of waves and wind, throwing in incongruous and asynchronous sounds to mimic fragments of memory snapping to the surface.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
The dedicated mom kicked off her football bender in Tampa to watch Jason and the Eagles before traveling almost 1,300 miles to Kansas City to watch Travis and the Chiefs.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
The bender only made three appearances against Toronto, while the changeup is still awaiting its 2024 debut.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
Federal agents interrogated David Yu after a two-day drug bender, and pressured him into cooperation, Schulman said Tuesday.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
The dedicated mom kicked off her football bender in Tampa to watch Jason and the Eagles before traveling almost 1,300 miles to Kansas City to watch Travis and the Chiefs.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
The bender only made three appearances against Toronto, while the changeup is still awaiting its 2024 debut.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
Federal agents interrogated David Yu after a two-day drug bender, and pressured him into cooperation, Schulman said Tuesday.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
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Management is getting more stressful Many companies have undergone rapid transformations since 2020, including dealing with mass turnover and hiring sprees, adjusting to remote and hybrid work, restructuring teams, adding responsibilities to jobs and facing budget cuts.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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One-third of CPS schools are more than half empty yet the CPS board — a vassal of CTU — has increased salaries and benefits by nearly 50% since 2019, going on a 9,000-staffer hiring spree even as 37,000 more students left the system.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Carson’s desire for control and solitude will be very familiar to readers who know dry drunks.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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Though plenty of new movies are coming out this holiday season, there are also plenty of merry TV shows streaming online for the perfect holiday binge.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The goal of treatment is to change any eating habits, thoughts, and feelings that play a part in your binge eating.2 Psychotherapy is the main form of treatment.Wendy Wisner, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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