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noun

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plural of fling

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun most families spend Labor Day weekend having one last summer fling

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as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something take a fling at waterskiing and see how it goes

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as in affaires

a brief romantic relationship an ill-advised fling with a coworker

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fling

as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

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A lot of organizations have experienced massive turnover and hiring sprees after 2020, with 73 percent of employees saying their workplace had gone through a version of disruptive change in the last year.

Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Squeezing more out of ‘power brands’ The CPG industry seems trapped in a cycle of buying sprees followed by the shedding of brands amid too much bloat—and then starting all over again.

Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024

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