shopping spree
noun
: a short period of time in which someone buys a lot of things
We went on a shopping spree.
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By the end of their shopping spree, the duo had garnered a collection of toys, with the total coming in at $76.97.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Households went on a shopping spree — notably for autos — in the first quarter, and importers pulled orders forward in a move that took a bite out of first-quarter gross domestic product.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
An army of industry leaders, countless volunteers, and an opening-night benefit attended by the likes of David Bowie brought about the four-day shopping spree.
—Jordan Wake, Vogue, 30 June 2025
Amid Meta’s talent shopping spree, OpenAI reportedly hires four top engineers from Tesla, xAI, and…Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Households went on a shopping spree — notably for autos — in the first quarter, and importers pulled orders forward in a move that took a bite out of first-quarter gross domestic product.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
An army of industry leaders, countless volunteers, and an opening-night benefit attended by the likes of David Bowie brought about the four-day shopping spree.
—Jordan Wake, Vogue, 30 June 2025
Amid Meta’s talent shopping spree, OpenAI reportedly hires four top engineers from Tesla, xAI, and…Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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“Shopping spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20spree. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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