: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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Gunman opens fire across Denver area On December 27, 2021, a gunman killed five people and wounded several others, including a police officer, in a Denver metro area shooting spree that included a car chase and gunfights with law enforcement, authorities said.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrizio led the group’s ’90s acquisition spree, its Hong Kong IPO in 2011, and most recently the takeover of Versace.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
This hiring spree comes after the private equity sector remained stuck in a holding pattern in recent years, as rising interest rates and market volatility put the brakes on dealmaking.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Pineau announced her departure from Meta in April, just weeks before Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a sweeping AI reorganization that included acquiring Scale AI, elevating its cofounder Alex Wang to chief AI officer, and launching a costly spree to poach dozens of top researchers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrizio led the group’s ’90s acquisition spree, its Hong Kong IPO in 2011, and most recently the takeover of Versace.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
This hiring spree comes after the private equity sector remained stuck in a holding pattern in recent years, as rising interest rates and market volatility put the brakes on dealmaking.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Pineau announced her departure from Meta in April, just weeks before Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a sweeping AI reorganization that included acquiring Scale AI, elevating its cofounder Alex Wang to chief AI officer, and launching a costly spree to poach dozens of top researchers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 14 Sep. 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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