1
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities
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2
as in romp
a time or instance of carefree fun
a shopping binge at the mall
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as in event
a social gathering
what should we wear to this binge at the country club?
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Recent Examples of binge
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
Check out our guides to the best new thrillers and celebrity memoirs to binge, or pick a romance from our recent roundup.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Dropped as a rare (for Prime Video) binge on April 24, Étoile didn’t chart on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 for Originals.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Verb
Check out which else to binge from our favorite 21st century Austen adaptations here.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
Check out our guides to the best new thrillers and celebrity memoirs to binge, or pick a romance from our recent roundup.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binge
Noun
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In 2014, Rodger killed six people in a stabbing and shooting spree in Isla Vista, California, before turning the gun on himself.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Just before that occurrence, a 14-year-old, wearing an ankle monitor due to his arrest for a prior crime, went on a 24-hour crime spree.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The event will begin the evening of Sept. 8 with an industry dinner and cocktail.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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The first of these alerts went out shortly after 1 a.m., and local officials began posting about the event on Facebook at around 5 a.m.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Verb
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More Americans now use cannabis daily than drink alcohol every day.1 Public attitudes toward cannabis have shifted dramatically over the past decade, with some perceiving cannabis to be safer than alcohol.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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Some factors can make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim, a lack of close supervision, not wearing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water.—
Don Sweeney
July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Condado Ocean Club will feature fun Saturday pre-concert parties complete with DJ sets poolside at THE DECK.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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As Democrats self-flagellate over 2024, the party’s younger, savvier strategists have seen some positive signs.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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These increasingly crazed visitors spend their days lazing on the shore, drinking and eating, carousing with prostitutes, and abusing Rosa (played by B-movie actress Leonora Fani, who would also star in the equally notorious vacation film Giallo in Venice) for their own entertainment.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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That night, Noonan caroused at the hotel bar with James Collopy, the district superintendent of the civil-aviation board.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?—
Peter Lane Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Digs, seams, benders, posts — Ward will make his money in the NFL on aggressive routes between the numbers.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 July 2025
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This peppy one-day bash also includes lucha libre wrestling, live music, tequila, a 5K taco run and a costume contest.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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“Binge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binge. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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