: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Synonyms
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
Recent Examples on the Web
Good Samaritan injured in Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spree speaks out
The investigation began in November 2022, Georgia Department of Corrections special agent Gregg Phillips told Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tech behemoths are on an AI spending spree, doling out billions to invest in, poach from, and gobble up smaller companies developing the world’s artificial intelligence technology.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Companies such as Facebook app owner Meta Platforms, Google, Cisco Systems, Salesforce and Intel have slashed jobs in a quest to operate more efficiently after hiring sprees during the pandemic.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
The company pulled back its headcount after a bumper hiring spree during the COVID-19 pandemic, spurred by rising online activity.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Mar. 2024
An intergalactic crime spree leads to the unraveling of a dark conspiracy in the new trailer for The Acolyte, the next Star Wars series set to premiere June 4 on Disney+.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
The film featured the stars as two women who take on a road trip that devolves into a crime spree.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
The film’s most unsettling scenes connect Becker’s murder spree with the bloodlust of the German public, foreshadowing the Nazis’ rise to power just a few years later.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
At the epicenter of the club’s $100 million plus free-agent spending spree was Smith, a linchpin of it all in more ways than one.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tech behemoths are on an AI spending spree, doling out billions to invest in, poach from, and gobble up smaller companies developing the world’s artificial intelligence technology.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Companies such as Facebook app owner Meta Platforms, Google, Cisco Systems, Salesforce and Intel have slashed jobs in a quest to operate more efficiently after hiring sprees during the pandemic.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
The company pulled back its headcount after a bumper hiring spree during the COVID-19 pandemic, spurred by rising online activity.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Mar. 2024
An intergalactic crime spree leads to the unraveling of a dark conspiracy in the new trailer for The Acolyte, the next Star Wars series set to premiere June 4 on Disney+.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
The film featured the stars as two women who take on a road trip that devolves into a crime spree.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
The film’s most unsettling scenes connect Becker’s murder spree with the bloodlust of the German public, foreshadowing the Nazis’ rise to power just a few years later.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
At the epicenter of the club’s $100 million plus free-agent spending spree was Smith, a linchpin of it all in more ways than one.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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