as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town
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Recent Examples of jamboree
In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games.
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Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
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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
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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
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Just try to focus on the good and power through the binge.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The hope is the shorter games, as well as one young team among the final four, will make for a more competitive atmosphere as opposed to half-effort 3-point binge shooting, low-difficulty lob pass and dunk attempts and a general disinterest in playing defense.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Occasionally the gods stop by, blast some ABBA, go on elysian benders that leave no residue of human suffering, and complain about their terrible kids, who are going to live forever.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Compounding the lousy feeling in your brain, the inflammation that alcohol causes can be tough on the gut the day after a bender, says Dr. Sally Adams, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Birmingham.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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