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noun

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plural of fling

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun most families spend Labor Day weekend having one last summer fling

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as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something take a fling at waterskiing and see how it goes

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as in affaires

a brief romantic relationship an ill-advised fling with a coworker

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fling

as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

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The first mistake is lavish office spaces, premature hiring sprees and inventory mismanagement that leave your budget gasping for air, Aberra says, adding that 82% of startups that fail blame poor cash flow management.

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
After the ghettos were liquidated, Polish forces continued their killing sprees through the third phase, searching throughout the country for Jews who may have escaped, according to Grabowski.

Zev Stub, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024

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