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as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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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
Despite slowing residential gas demand, New York is on a costly and unsustainable gas-pipe laying spree that locks in 9–10% profits for utilities.
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Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Even after a free-agent spending spree last March, the 2025 Patriots roster wasn’t going to scare many teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Inside detention centers, rumors spread that an American intervention would trigger a killing spree.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
One incident began during a traffic stop and led to the arrest of a man allegedly involved in an hours-long crime spree.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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The book also delves into Robertson’s personal life, chronicling his flings with several actresses, including Jennifer O’Neill, Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold, and French thespian Carole Bouquet.—
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On-screen, his character has had a few love interests, including a brief relationship and a fling.—
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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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Newsom publicly mulled a counter challenge in the form of Proposition 50, but initially presented it as a lark.—
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The Witches of WeHo signed up for the show as a lark and maybe to break into the entertainment industry.—
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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.—
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The Marvel faithful will appreciate the seeds the show planted to kick off Phase Four of the MCU, and the Marvel uninitiated will enjoy watching Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany engage in a playful romp, pleasures that were denied their characters during their earlier movies.—
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So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.—
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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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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
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Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.—
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Come back ‘an animal’ Nearly everything went wrong in 2025 for the Super Bowl-or-bust Chiefs.—
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Probably the biggest bust of the season.—
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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