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as in flings
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binges
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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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.
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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
They were motivated by greed, prosecutors said, pointing to their lavish spending sprees after the killings.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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
They were motivated by greed, prosecutors said, pointing to their lavish spending sprees after the killings.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Sprees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprees. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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