as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Recent Examples of bender
Parks and Rec alum Katie Dippold’s delectable genre-bender features a sweaty Matthew Rhys, a salty Stephen Root and an exciting comedic breakout in Kate O’Flynn.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
As New York wakes up from its two-day weekend bender to a glorious Monday with their Knicks as NBA champions, Wright is only now emerging from his own personal media blockade.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
These include some standard EDC tools such as a pry bar, two screwdrivers, a mini knife, wrench, mini ruler, and bottle opener, along with a nail file, firestarter edge, mini saw, and even a fishhook bender.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
13 May 2026
But Mascaro’s style is too realistic to take us on a goofy psychotropic bender.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
As New York wakes up from its two-day weekend bender to a glorious Monday with their Knicks as NBA champions, Wright is only now emerging from his own personal media blockade.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
These include some standard EDC tools such as a pry bar, two screwdrivers, a mini knife, wrench, mini ruler, and bottle opener, along with a nail file, firestarter edge, mini saw, and even a fishhook bender.
—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
13 May 2026
But Mascaro’s style is too realistic to take us on a goofy psychotropic bender.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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My records show that pike are liable to begin a feeding spree anytime during the day.
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After a week’s worth of trade fireworks—Giannis Antetokounmpo, LaMelo Ball and Kawhi Leonard are all on the move, among others—teams didn’t rush into a free-agent spending spree.
Noun
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For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
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The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.
Noun
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The review also found that heavy episodic (binge) drinking can increase the risk of injury by 20- to 50-fold, depending on the amount of alcohol consumed and the type of injury.
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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