as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town
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This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
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G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Flag football More than 110 girls flag football teams showed up at UCLA on Saturday for a jamboree sponsored by the Rams.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In a 1994 Foreign Affairs article, the economist Paul Krugman skewered some of the woolly thinking on national competitiveness of the type favored at Davos and other jamborees of the global elite.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
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G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Flag football More than 110 girls flag football teams showed up at UCLA on Saturday for a jamboree sponsored by the Rams.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In a 1994 Foreign Affairs article, the economist Paul Krugman skewered some of the woolly thinking on national competitiveness of the type favored at Davos and other jamborees of the global elite.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
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Management is getting more stressful Many companies have undergone rapid transformations since 2020, including dealing with mass turnover and hiring sprees, adjusting to remote and hybrid work, restructuring teams, adding responsibilities to jobs and facing budget cuts.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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One-third of CPS schools are more than half empty yet the CPS board — a vassal of CTU — has increased salaries and benefits by nearly 50% since 2019, going on a 9,000-staffer hiring spree even as 37,000 more students left the system.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Carson’s desire for control and solitude will be very familiar to readers who know dry drunks.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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As winter sets in, now is the perfect time to catch up on all your favorite shows and binge on the new seasons premiering soon.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sadly, Truth Seekers lasted only one season, but that makes its eight episodes an easily consumable pre-Halloween binge.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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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
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University of Texas at El Paso As for the rats, the metaphorical sun eventually rose on their 14-day bender and they were cut off from their cocaine supply.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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