: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
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Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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By the time the killing spree was put to an end, some estimates put the number of victims as high as 135.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The juvenile is one of three Fort Smith teenagers accused of threatening a driver at gunpoint and setting out on a robbery spree Oct. 29.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Employers, however, remained hesitant to add more workers after a hiring spree during the recovery from the pandemic.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
DeAngelo admitted to committing more than 50 rapes and killing 13 people through a 12-year terror spree across six counties in California.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The juvenile is one of three Fort Smith teenagers accused of threatening a driver at gunpoint and setting out on a robbery spree Oct. 29.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Employers, however, remained hesitant to add more workers after a hiring spree during the recovery from the pandemic.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
DeAngelo admitted to committing more than 50 rapes and killing 13 people through a 12-year terror spree across six counties in California.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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spree
noun
: an outburst of activity
a buying spree
Geographical Definition
Spree
geographical name
ˈshprā 
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River
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