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Recent Examples of bender The next morning, hungover from her bender and stirring awake in an unfamiliar place, Julia juts out her tongue to moisten her dry mouth. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 These metrics can fluctuate pretty wildly as teams go on shooting benders and goalies make (or don’t make) saves. James Mirtle, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Awards, previously invoked a 72-hour bender in explaining a career-jarring 2021 incident where he was caught on video shouting a racial slur at a friend. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 The end result is a little bit bubbly R&B, a little bit finger-picky Glen Campbell and a whole lot of pure Billie Eilish on a lovestruck bender. Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bender
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Noun
  • The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Similar lawsuits have been filed against authorities who’ve mistaken stroke victims for drunks.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Is Karen really a drunk, or is this a persistent rumor?
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Just try to focus on the good and power through the binge.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The hope is the shorter games, as well as one young team among the final four, will make for a more competitive atmosphere as opposed to half-effort 3-point binge shooting, low-difficulty lob pass and dunk attempts and a general disinterest in playing defense.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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