Spree
noun
A short period of time during which a person does a lot of a certain activity, usually something enjoyable.
She went on a shopping spree over the weekend.
Often appears as...
- shopping spree
- killing spree
noun
An act of indulging in an unrestrained way in such a period of activity.
He went on a crime spree across the state.
Often appears as...
- crime spree
- drinking spree
noun
A short period of time during which a person does a lot of a certain activity, usually something enjoyable.
She went on a shopping spree over the weekend.
Often appears as...
- shopping spree
- killing spree
noun
An act of indulging in an unrestrained way in such a period of activity.
He went on a crime spree across the state.
Often appears as...
- crime spree
- drinking spree
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Typically Enjoyable
Spree often refers to fun activities one eagerly participates in during a limited time.
After finals, they're planning a gaming spree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Spree
Sometimes 'spree' is used ironically to describe a burst of negative actions.
The toddler had a tantrum spree this morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Nature
'Spree' can be exaggerated; not always a literal 'lot' or many hours.
He had a 'homework spree,' finishing three assignments quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Typically Enjoyable
Spree often refers to fun activities one eagerly participates in during a limited time.
After finals, they're planning a gaming spree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Spree
Sometimes 'spree' is used ironically to describe a burst of negative actions.
The toddler had a tantrum spree this morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Nature
'Spree' can be exaggerated; not always a literal 'lot' or many hours.
He had a 'homework spree,' finishing three assignments quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Typically Enjoyable
Spree often refers to fun activities one eagerly participates in during a limited time.
After finals, they're planning a gaming spree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Spree
Sometimes 'spree' is used ironically to describe a burst of negative actions.
The toddler had a tantrum spree this morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Nature
'Spree' can be exaggerated; not always a literal 'lot' or many hours.
He had a 'homework spree,' finishing three assignments quickly.
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Misha Glenny: Hire the...
for people who we know as Carders. Now I spoke to one of these Carders who we'll call RedBrigade -- although that wasn't even his proper nickname -- but I promised I wouldn't reveal who he was. And he explained to me how in 2003 and 2004 he would go on sprees in New York,
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Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
with his elephants and lions and see what's happening we still here with these lilies and the Lions hadn't haven't even moved their hair and one of the guards that passed us about two minutes ago said that these lines are coming to the end of their mating spree
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know as Carter's now I spoke to one of these Carter's who will call red brigade although that was not even his proper nickname but I promised I wouldn't reveal who he was and he explained to me how in 2003 and 2004 he would go on sprees in New York
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Carolyn Steel: How food...
just to get its paws on their grain reserves. And, in fact, you could say that the expansion of the Empire was really sort of one long, drawn out militarized shopping spree, really. In fact -- I love the fact, I just have to mention
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Mother and Cub Snow...
leopard jumped out yeah pushed her back she fell down and fainted and the leopard took off this one's actually been eaten from the back it's pretty gory right now nice Arno's a killing spree so close to
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Yosemite's Strangest...
and she's coming to the end of her seasonal feeding spree. Her main weapons, prominent front legs lined with shark tooth-shaped spikes. The praying mantis is the only insect on the planet
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The Secret to Mastering...
But then in my 40s, I was just walloped by life. First I got cancer as a new dad of identical twin daughters. Then I almost went bankrupt. Then my dad had that suicide spree.
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A Little Piece of...
red-hot eruption spree from the observation lodge you can watch alongside volcanologist as animals use hot ash steam and molten rock the volcano has also created many hot
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
this killing spree continues through the summer until the corral colony has eliminated all the other new nests in their immediate neighborhood
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Bloodthirsty Ants...
this killing spree continues through the summer until a Corral colony has eliminated all the other new nests in their immediate neighborhood
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Misha Glenny: Hire the...
for people who we know as Carders. Now I spoke to one of these Carders who we'll call RedBrigade -- although that wasn't even his proper nickname -- but I promised I wouldn't reveal who he was. And he explained to me how in 2003 and 2004 he would go on sprees in New York,
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Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
with his elephants and lions and see what's happening we still here with these lilies and the Lions hadn't haven't even moved their hair and one of the guards that passed us about two minutes ago said that these lines are coming to the end of their mating spree
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Hire the hackers! -...
know as Carter's now I spoke to one of these Carter's who will call red brigade although that was not even his proper nickname but I promised I wouldn't reveal who he was and he explained to me how in 2003 and 2004 he would go on sprees in New York
Video examples
Carolyn Steel: How food...
just to get its paws on their grain reserves. And, in fact, you could say that the expansion of the Empire was really sort of one long, drawn out militarized shopping spree, really. In fact -- I love the fact, I just have to mention
Video examples
Mother and Cub Snow...
leopard jumped out yeah pushed her back she fell down and fainted and the leopard took off this one's actually been eaten from the back it's pretty gory right now nice Arno's a killing spree so close to
Video examples
Yosemite's Strangest...
and she's coming to the end of her seasonal feeding spree. Her main weapons, prominent front legs lined with shark tooth-shaped spikes. The praying mantis is the only insect on the planet
Video examples
The Secret to Mastering...
But then in my 40s, I was just walloped by life. First I got cancer as a new dad of identical twin daughters. Then I almost went bankrupt. Then my dad had that suicide spree.
Video examples
A Little Piece of...
red-hot eruption spree from the observation lodge you can watch alongside volcanologist as animals use hot ash steam and molten rock the volcano has also created many hot
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
this killing spree continues through the summer until the corral colony has eliminated all the other new nests in their immediate neighborhood
Video examples
Bloodthirsty Ants...
this killing spree continues through the summer until a Corral colony has eliminated all the other new nests in their immediate neighborhood
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Tina Brown
American Editor
For Sarah Palin, the least experienced on the world stage, the stress of maintaining the fiction that she was qualified to be vice president sent her over the deep end almost immediately. She went off on a ferocious spending spree that might have killed a lesser woman. Katie Couric's straightforward questions unraveled her.
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Susan Brooks
American Politician
A budget matters to people who worry about protecting and saving critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. A budget matters to younger workers who fear that more and more money will be taken from their paychecks to fund another generation's spending spree.
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Bryan Burrough
American Author
Bonnie and Clyde,' while one of the best movies ever made, was far more interested in portraying Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as romantic anti-establishment Robin Hoods than what they really were: white-trash spree killers.
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William S. Burroughs
American Writer
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.
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Carmen Busquets
Venezuelan Businesswoman
I was always into fashion, and used to go on spending sprees when I was a university student in Miami. My father would be furious, but I would always say, 'It was an emergency! I had a party to go to!
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Edmund Phelps
American Economist
In Greece, Italy and, to a lesser extent, France, unsustainable tax cuts and spending sprees added to households' estimates of their private wealth relative to their wage income.
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Asin
Indian Actress
Even after the Tamil 'Ghajini' became a superhit, I didn't go on a signing spree, though I was flooded with offers. I took my time before doing 'Pokkiri' and 'Dasavatharam.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
The script for 'Thirteen' is tight, and not because of the now-famous six day writing spree, but more because it started out as 15 pages longer.
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Jordin Sparks
American Musician
Sometimes I'll go on a Twitter spree and reply as much as I can. Talking to my fans is so much fun even if it is in 140 characters or less.
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Eliza Doolittle
English Musician
I love shopping. I don't go on crazy 'I'm going shopping' sprees; I shop as I go along.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
For Sarah Palin, the least experienced on the world stage, the stress of maintaining the fiction that she was qualified to be vice president sent her over the deep end almost immediately. She went off on a ferocious spending spree that might have killed a lesser woman. Katie Couric's straightforward questions unraveled her.
Quote examples
Susan Brooks
American Politician
A budget matters to people who worry about protecting and saving critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. A budget matters to younger workers who fear that more and more money will be taken from their paychecks to fund another generation's spending spree.
Quote examples
Bryan Burrough
American Author
Bonnie and Clyde,' while one of the best movies ever made, was far more interested in portraying Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as romantic anti-establishment Robin Hoods than what they really were: white-trash spree killers.
Quote examples
William S. Burroughs
American Writer
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.
Quote examples
Carmen Busquets
Venezuelan Businesswoman
I was always into fashion, and used to go on spending sprees when I was a university student in Miami. My father would be furious, but I would always say, 'It was an emergency! I had a party to go to!
Quote examples
Edmund Phelps
American Economist
In Greece, Italy and, to a lesser extent, France, unsustainable tax cuts and spending sprees added to households' estimates of their private wealth relative to their wage income.
Quote examples
Asin
Indian Actress
Even after the Tamil 'Ghajini' became a superhit, I didn't go on a signing spree, though I was flooded with offers. I took my time before doing 'Pokkiri' and 'Dasavatharam.
Quote examples
Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
The script for 'Thirteen' is tight, and not because of the now-famous six day writing spree, but more because it started out as 15 pages longer.
Quote examples
Jordin Sparks
American Musician
Sometimes I'll go on a Twitter spree and reply as much as I can. Talking to my fans is so much fun even if it is in 140 characters or less.
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Eliza Doolittle
English Musician
I love shopping. I don't go on crazy 'I'm going shopping' sprees; I shop as I go along.
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