spree

noun

ˈsprē How to pronounce spree (audio)
Definition of spreenext
1
as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun went on a spending spree

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2
as in binge
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose

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Recent Examples of spree The competitive rebuild seems to be nearing its final stages as the Vikings recently went on a $300 million spending spree designed to put unproven quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the best position to succeed. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025 Part of the reason for the exorbitant rise in the cost of college can be traced to a decades-long hiring spree for administrators and other non-academic faculty. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 But finally, relief: In 2022, the Simons Foundation committed funding that allowed arXiv to go on a hiring spree. — Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025 Dollar General is opening a store in Orlando, Florida, amid a spree of closures nationwide. — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spree
  1. fling
  2. binge
  3. lark
  4. drunk
  5. romp
  6. bender
  7. idyll
  8. bust
Noun
  • There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Sure, Coop is in her 20s and capable of making her own romantic decisions… but a power imbalance is a power imbalance, and even a student-professor fling that seems mutual won’t shake out evenly in the end, especially when said student is rebounding from a long-term love.
    — Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of fling
Noun
  • If Episode 5 is the binge, Episode 6 is the hangover, with Saxon and Lochlan piecing together what happened the night before.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Hybrid drinking is the antithesis of the frat-party keg stand or boozy brunch binge.
    — Joe Chura, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of binge
Noun
  • Then there are Big Brother alums Danielle and Britney, with the former holding a grudge against the latter for a betrayal that occurred on a mini-season lark called Big Brother: Reindeer Games.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Her knack for hairdressing revealed itself on a lark, though her creative sensibilities were clear from an early age.
    — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of lark
Noun
  • The bus is full of heroes, students, shoppers, phone scrollers, mothers with kids, silent commuters and the occasional drunks.
    — Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Then, the president’s trainwreck brother, Tripp Morgan (Jason Lee), wakes up in room 301 next to Wynter’s corpse after passing out drunk.
    — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of drunk
Noun
  • In the Cape Ann League, Vinn Winter (six goals) and Finn Wright (five goals, four assists) dominated the play, as Ipswich cruised to a 17-5 romp of Amesbury.
    — Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The one-night-only reading of the romp, presented as part of Chance Theater’s On The Radar New Works Program, is directed by Sasha Nicolle Smith and stars Tristan Cunningham, Kathleen Littlefield and Josh Schell.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of romp
Noun
  • The table above suggests that the conditions are ripe for another price crash, albeit perhaps a fender-bender.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of bender
Noun
  • Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This sense of place is what Marsan brings to Paris - not as countryside idyll or nostalgia, but as a living tradition worthy of an elevated fine dining status.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of idyll
Noun
  • The last mild recession in the U.S. was in 2001, when employment and corporate investment both fell in the wake of the dot-com bust.
    — Felix Salmon, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This is creating a water boom as the ice melts, but it will inevitably be followed by a devastating water bust as the glaciers all but disappear, which scientists estimate could happen by the end of the 21st century.
    — Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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