as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Recent Examples of bender
The 24-year-old social media star wrapped a three-day bender at Coachella weekend one, rocking three separate looks with completely different vibes.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some find enlightenment in meditation halls; others, in the dizzying haze of a Khao San Road bender.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Later on, Frank is seen peacefully praying after his bender.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some find enlightenment in meditation halls; others, in the dizzying haze of a Khao San Road bender.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Later on, Frank is seen peacefully praying after his bender.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bender
Noun
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Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Rather than earn its namesake by using said freedom to go on a killing spree, Murderbot decides to just… quietly binge TV shows.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Nora wants no part of the movie or of him, calling him a drunk who has caused the family nothing but pain.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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However, in a season 35 episode, Kristen Wiig portrayed the host as a bumbling and disoriented drunk, and Gifford was not happy.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The show, which concluded its eighth season in March, deviates from Netflix's normal binge model by rolling out new episodes weekly.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bender. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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