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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Not open to the public, the jamboree is a few days for chefs to be cooks and comrades; to enjoy an otherworldly space in the woods, let the stresses of their daily grinds fall away, and celebrate creativity and friendship.
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
So, what should a tennis fan expect from this two-day jamboree, affront to the sport, or maybe both?
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The jamboree still attracts some colorful characters who see in off-roading a chance to conquer the wild expanse.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend's box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments — Pixar's Elio chief among them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Noun
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Luchin was charged with the spree in state court last year, but now federal prosecutors have taken the reins.—
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The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.—
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Noun
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Perfect New Year’s Day binge-fest.—
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Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.—
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Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper.—
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That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span.—
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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