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 a 1994 Foreign Affairs article, the economist Paul Krugman skewered some of the woolly thinking on national competitiveness of the type favored at Davos and other jamborees of the global elite.
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Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
But the invention of the tap board in swimming removed the need for a jamboree of judges and timers around the pool.
—Laura McCreddie-Doak, WIRED, 20 July 2024
Nashville Style The new jamboree features familiar characters from the previous show, and there are still puns and comedy galore.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 17 July 2024
Vanessa Almeida, who looked after packaging and delivery of some 8,000 gifts for Ambani’s guests at the jamboree in March, told CNN that similar party favors are becoming sought-after across the country.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 5 July 2024
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Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
But the invention of the tap board in swimming removed the need for a jamboree of judges and timers around the pool.
—Laura McCreddie-Doak, WIRED, 20 July 2024
Nashville Style The new jamboree features familiar characters from the previous show, and there are still puns and comedy galore.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 17 July 2024
Vanessa Almeida, who looked after packaging and delivery of some 8,000 gifts for Ambani’s guests at the jamboree in March, told CNN that similar party favors are becoming sought-after across the country.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
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In a 4-3 decision issued Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 60-year prison sentence for a man who went on a two-month kidnapping and robbery spree in Hamilton County.Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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Amid the big selling spree, Berkshire’s cash hoard reached $325.2 billion in the third quarter, an all-time high for the conglomerate.Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Yes, Carson was a nasty and sometimes violent drunk; Zehme had stopped drinking for the last 20 years of his life.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Atay lingers on the outskirts, keeping the company of workers and wastrels, poets and drunks—all those who refuse the monumental transformations of Turkish society.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, The Lincoln Lawyer got to air all of season 3 in one big binge, rather than season 2 which was split up in Netflix’s annoying new release pattern.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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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.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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