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
In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games.
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Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
For why else shutter two highly successful fashion show formats in favor of an untested runway-free jamboree of collaboration?
The A$AP Rocky still for the Moncler Born Genius campaign.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This venue is an important center for traditional music and dance, hosting a Friday night jamboree every weekend since the 1980s.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Now the festival has grown to an all-day jamboree with a fireworks finale to cap off the night.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamboree
Noun
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After a 40-bank robbing spree, the saga of South Florida’s most infamous gangsters ended with a midnight police ambush on a bridge over Sebastian Inlet that left Ashley and his cohorts dead.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went on an online thanking spree after dozens of world leaders voiced support for him in the aftermath of his contentious Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Similar lawsuits have been filed against authorities who’ve mistaken stroke victims for drunks.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Is Karen really a drunk, or is this a persistent rumor?—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Here are ten that are worth the binge, and there’s a mix of romance, comedy, and real-life and scripted drama to keep viewers very busy.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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After 26 years spent working around Hart’s erratic binges and missing mornings, Rodgers (Andrew Scott at his most urbane) has found a new partner in Oscar Hammerstein (Simon Delaney), a large, bluff man who reveres Hart as his profession’s sage.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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Occasionally the gods stop by, blast some ABBA, go on elysian benders that leave no residue of human suffering, and complain about their terrible kids, who are going to live forever.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Compounding the lousy feeling in your brain, the inflammation that alcohol causes can be tough on the gut the day after a bender, says Dr. Sally Adams, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Birmingham.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Jamboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamboree. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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