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
Creating and installing the wing-less dragon and its mix of Asian and European accents was no small endeavor for Gretchen Olson, a neon glass bender and founder of Northern Lights Neon.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The mine shafts oblige them generously, particularly after a bender or a jilting.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Police have named and released a photo of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of a Bronx Uber driver during a road rage clash over a fender-bender, officials said Thursday.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The mine shafts oblige them generously, particularly after a bender or a jilting.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Police have named and released a photo of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of a Bronx Uber driver during a road rage clash over a fender-bender, officials said Thursday.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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Then, in the summer transfer window, the club went on their largest spree ever, spending over £400million in fees, moves which naturally engendered sizeable salaries for the players signed.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Trader Joe’s has been on an expansion spree.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her decision was to get behind the wheel drunk.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Younger adults and men were more likely to engage in occasional binge-drinking, the study found.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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While Adebayo was named NBA East Player of the Week in the days after his scoring binge, the league reserves its weekly and monthly awards for players on teams with superior records.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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