Thesaurus results for BINGES

binges 1 of 2

noun

plural of binge

as in sprees

a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities

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as in festivities

a time or instance of carefree fun a shopping binge at the mall

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as in events

a social gathering what should we wear to this binge at the country club?

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binges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of binge

as in drinks

to take part in drunken revelry a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing

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Noun

Sprawling suburbs leave little room for walkable hubs while endless screen time – from TikTok scrolling to Netflix binges – has replaced real-world connection. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Numbing all that pain by going on The Lost Weekend-style binges of booze and drugs. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 Fiedler, who was the co-Continental League Player of the Year along with Chaparral's All-Colorado junior guard Luke Howery, had his scoring binges fueled by his ability to draw fouls. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 This Dell 14-inch laptop is the ultimate no-drama partner for my daily hustle and my late-night binges. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026 Basic, uniform lighting can make even the best TV binges and movie nights feel a bit flat, video games less sensory-rich, and parties low-energy. — Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026 The compound works, and while her gluttonous binges become increasingly uncontrolled — filmed by James and DP Charlie Sarroff like woozy Francis Bacon images — her weight keeps plummeting. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

At first, it was thought that over time, governments would want to allow growth to organically whittle down debt-to-income ratios, which is the ideal way to pay down massive peacetime spending and tax cut binges. — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 In 1945, Claire and Frank finally take a real honeymoon in Inverness, where Claire basically binges info on Scottish Highlander history and the Battle of Culloden thanks to Frank nerding out. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor. — Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026 Twice, there’s been no need for the daily Mountain Dew and Coca-Cola binges, the chance at discovering a new offensive wrinkle that the Broncos’ head man’s eyes glued to tape until the wee morning. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Anthropic, Meta and Google have since reported similar autonomous hacking sprees.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, every day, SNAP theft sprees keep popping up in new corners of the country.

— Eli Hager, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprees

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Hundreds also turned out for a No Kings protest in Boise Saturday, one of 3,000 such events nationwide aimed at mobilizing early voters.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Part of its purpose, from the beginning, was not only to deliver new facts but to interpret ragged events for a nervous audience of relatively prosperous, largely white viewers who shared Wallace’s concern about the shape and tenor of the future.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of events

Verb

The impression is of a raucous house party—one in which secrets are spilled, kisses are stolen, and everyone drinks far too much.

— Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Current law says that if an accuser knowingly and willingly drinks too much, there is no crime for someone else to take advantage of the accuser’s incapacitation.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of drinks

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Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.

— Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Definition of drunks

Noun

Talarico outlined ways both parties could come together to find solutions.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Their presence has fueled social tensions in Ceuta and become a political issue across Spain, where opposition parties hope to use migration concerns to unseat the progressive government in next month's elections.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of parties

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Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
More recently, over the summer, FunDimension was World Cup watch party central, hosting bashes for various matches with soccer stars including Paul Pogba in attendance.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bashes

Noun

Sleek & Short Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Roszak says fall is all about sleek blowouts with a super-smooth feel.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Then there’s a big dropoff in snaps to the young guys who have entered in blowouts, led by Mykah Newton (19) and Keyshawn Stancil (18).

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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