as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Awards, previously invoked a 72-hour bender in explaining a career-jarring 2021 incident where he was caught on video shouting a racial slur at a friend.
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The end result is a little bit bubbly R&B, a little bit finger-picky Glen Campbell and a whole lot of pure Billie Eilish on a lovestruck bender.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
University of Texas at El Paso As for the rats, the metaphorical sun eventually rose on their 14-day bender and they were cut off from their cocaine supply.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
Jeff’s vision for the New Era game seems to be to dilute the opportunity for strategy and politics as much as possible and replace it with a weeklong bender at Foxwoods that comes with a voucher for unlimited pigs in a blanket.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The end result is a little bit bubbly R&B, a little bit finger-picky Glen Campbell and a whole lot of pure Billie Eilish on a lovestruck bender.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
University of Texas at El Paso As for the rats, the metaphorical sun eventually rose on their 14-day bender and they were cut off from their cocaine supply.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
Jeff’s vision for the New Era game seems to be to dilute the opportunity for strategy and politics as much as possible and replace it with a weeklong bender at Foxwoods that comes with a voucher for unlimited pigs in a blanket.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Similar lawsuits have been filed against authorities who’ve mistaken stroke victims for drunks.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Is Karen really a drunk, or is this a persistent rumor?—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For example, all of the upstart streamers launched over the last five or so years opted not to adopt Netflix’s binge release strategy for most of their new releases, thus preserving the linear tradition of doling out episodes of a show on a weekly basis.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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That’s when Rupert went on a seven-point scoring binge in the next 25 seconds, pulling Portland within 90-89.—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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