as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
in Finland, Midsummer Day ushers in a nationwide revel as the Finns celebrate the endless hours of sunlight with bonfires and parties
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Noun
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James was famous for his bank robbery sprees, including one that led to a $10,000 reward for his capture.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Similar compound-building sprees are playing out in Aspen, the Hamptons, and Los Angeles, where Saghian and other moguls have pieced together trophy properties into massive private domains.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s the message from senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has put the boot into the nation’s top football leagues for booking international entertainers to lead their grand final festivities.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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As usual, Entertainment Weekly will be front and center for all the festivities with PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's Red Carpet Live show.—
Rebecca Detken,
EW.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The shop is also selling the popular fall drinks Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Chai.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite being more than 55% ABV, the amber whiskey drinks way below its proof point, and has a rich, playful nose.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Revels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revels. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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