spree
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4.4
- noun
- /spriː/
- After winning the lottery, she went on a spree and bought everything she wanted.
- a shopping spree
- a buying spree
- a crime spree
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- We, you know, we after Trump was elected, hate crime sprees spiked in those communities as well.
- Generally, this kind of shooting would be labeled a spree.
- And I left out a huge part where I mentioned in passing the periodic killing sprees.
- Because how the hell are you supposed to justify to your investors that you're on a buying spree right before critical data comes out?
- I just, it's, I cannot believe that we're talking about all of these crimes, A literal crime spree.
- And so when she was doing a redecorating spree, I decided to purchase pretty much all of her items.
- And he kind of just as a, as a nine year old was raising his seven-year old sister as his dad took off on drunken sprees across Europe.
- This giveaway, which is my best giveaway yet, is a shopping spree with me.
- And after he did his spree killing, the narrative across the media left and right, was that the cause of what he did was his obsession with the game World of Warcraft.
- And the next surprise is is that you all are getting a shopping spree at Morphy.
- GQ It's Post Malone, and today I'm going on a shopping spree.
- This is like the the finale of my drugstore shopping spree.
Examples
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By the time the spending spree was over, the band was $50 million in debt.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is absolutely ridiculous and I'm starting my no buying spree right now.
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I ran through that Target like I was in one of those shopping spree game shows.
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You know, I'd do a spending spree, but not so much that I would lose it all.
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We'll be back from our gambling spree in a couple weeks.
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I went on a nail Polish shopping spree last week.
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So I went on a huge Amazon spree because obviously I have Prime so I could get next day delivery and I just got so much.
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This giveaway, which is my best giveaway yet, is a shopping spree with me.
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Bill and I plundered London on a dozen shopping sprees, buying gifts for everyone we knew.
Fiction book (2000) -
Jennifer's mother took her into town for a shopping spree, while Manny stayed behind with Mr. Bennett.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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4.9
A state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity
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3.5
A short, strong period of activity or feeling
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3.2
A short sudden increase in activity, speed or growth
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
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9.2
A person who kills several people in a short time in different places without pausing
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word spree probably comes from an old Scottish word like spreag meaning 'to excite' or 'to start quickly', and a helpful image is a sudden 'spring' of energy. So a spree is a short, wild time of fun or doing too much.