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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Recent Examples of jamboree
Just in time for the real-life Eurovision Song Contest, the TARDIS takes a detour to the 2925 version of the annual song and dance jamboree.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Starting at $46 Denver Arts Festival The annual fine arts and crafts jamboree highlights local artists at the Conservatory Green in the Central Park neighborhood.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 23 Mar. 2025
The weekly, fun-in-the-sun outing is a free jamboree every Friday, for nine weeks, beginning May 2 and running through late June.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
After launching as an annual event in 2018, the three-day jamboree has welcomed such headliners as Peso Pluma (2024), Rauw Alejandro (2024), Daddy Yankee (2022), Ozuna (2021), Bad Bunny and Cardi B (2019), and more.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Starting at $46 Denver Arts Festival The annual fine arts and crafts jamboree highlights local artists at the Conservatory Green in the Central Park neighborhood.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 23 Mar. 2025
The weekly, fun-in-the-sun outing is a free jamboree every Friday, for nine weeks, beginning May 2 and running through late June.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
After launching as an annual event in 2018, the three-day jamboree has welcomed such headliners as Peso Pluma (2024), Rauw Alejandro (2024), Daddy Yankee (2022), Ozuna (2021), Bad Bunny and Cardi B (2019), and more.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
Noun
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Retail traders are on a buying spree that can keep equities marching to record highs.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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That wound up turning into a chaotic nine-day spree of surprise shows in people’s yards, following a pop-up show on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Finally, our cities should impose stiff civil penalties on bars and valet services who let drunks drive.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Arguably, the consensus is now a bit complacent regarding the potential impact of tariff outcomes, lulled by a slow-and-steady economy helped by a torrid tech capex binge.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Season 14 runs a relatively scant 10 episodes, released as a binge on the streaming service Hulu rather than weekly on broadcast network Fox.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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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
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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