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as in flings
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binges
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 sprees
In general, her scoring sprees feel more sustainable and less like streaky bursts of shooting.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Because electricity demand held roughly flat for almost two decades, such growth sprees were hard to justify for years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Seven of the victims injured in the stabbing sprees were discharged from hospital as of Tuesday.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Those who remain in El Fasher, the people who survived the killing sprees, are now also facing a malnutrition crisis, as famine has been reported in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Because electricity demand held roughly flat for almost two decades, such growth sprees were hard to justify for years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Seven of the victims injured in the stabbing sprees were discharged from hospital as of Tuesday.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Those who remain in El Fasher, the people who survived the killing sprees, are now also facing a malnutrition crisis, as famine has been reported in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprees
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This one, written by Ryan Hurd, Jaxson Free and Daniel Ross, is going to be the soundtrack for beach flings all summer long.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the title referring to NYC’s telephone exchange system, Daniel Mann’s movie starred Taylor as Gloria Wandrous, a model who enjoys flings until falling for a married man.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fiedler, who was the co-Continental League Player of the Year along with Chaparral's All-Colorado junior guard Luke Howery, had his scoring binges fueled by his ability to draw fouls.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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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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The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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All the festivities came to a halt in the sixth minute when Austin took the lead on a header by Guilherme Biro off a Facundo Torres corner kick.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Organizers said the event, which also included food and festivities, drew 30,000 people annually.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The ceiling is decorated with representations of Italian coins from the Etruscans to the early 20th century, the floor consists of colorful geometric mosaics, and gazing down on the scene are busts of various iconic Italian figures, from Marco Polo to Alessandro Volta.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … DOUBLE ENFORCEMENT — ICE busts MS-13 gang member and child predators while helping TSA out.—
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FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kelly’s debut romps with the animal, real and imagined, exploring love and wounding through the animal-nature of our feelings, the precarious past and present of our human lives.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Sprees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprees. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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