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Synonyms: Noun
bender, bust, carousal, carouse, drunk, jamboree, spree, toot, wassail
Synonyms: Verb
birl [chiefly Scottish], carouse, revel, roister, wassail
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weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities a shopping binge at the mallVerb
a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing
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It’s also due to a new crop of binge-watching Gen Z-ers around the world who see themselves in its characters and situations, even though Friends premiered before some of them were even born. — Robyn Pennacchia, Quartzy, "Why “Friends” is still so popular," 18 Aug. 2019 To celebrate Friends’ 25th anniversary, which first premiered on September 22, 1994, the company is paying one fan $1,000 to binge-watch 25 hours of the sitcom. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "This Company Will Pay You $1,000 to Binge-Watch Friends and Live-Tweet About It," 15 Aug. 2019 Not content with making TV series available to binge, Netflix is now intending to do the same for comics, with all four issues of Mark Millar and Eric Canete’s Chrononauts: Futureshock being released to comic book stores simultaneously this fall. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "Netflix Invites Readers to Binge Mark Millar's Next Comic Book," 22 July 2019 The sluggish pace of this season can be daunting to binge, and there’s ample evidence that the Duffers are running out of big ideas, often relying on violence to make up for a lack of imagination. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "A convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall," 3 July 2019 That's especially urgent when, as in these circles, an appetizer tends to lead to an all-you-can-eat binge. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "Here’s One Way to Reform an Internet Conspiracy Theorist," 27 June 2018 For aficionados of out-there art, it’s time once again to binge on Fringe. — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Let the Fringe begin! Festival kicks off downtown," 21 June 2018 Here, 10 amazing web series—both new and a little older—to binge-watch asap. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "10 Amazing Web Series You'll Want to Ditch Netflix For," 1 Aug. 2019 Both hours of this rare two-part finale are necessary viewing for any binge-watch. — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, "Supernatural binge guide: 75 essential episodes to watch," 31 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Isabel Foxen Duke, a diet recovery coach and creator of the Stop Fighting Food movement, believes that bingeing is a direct and inevitable outcome of restriction and real or perceived deprivation. — Natalie Zises, Bon Appétit, "Before You Go Paleo, Keto, or Whole30, Think About These Side Effects," 26 Aug. 2019 This is not a pickle to binge eat, but a tiny burst of flavor to savor a little at a time. — SFChronicle.com, "A world tour of pickles in the Bay Area and how to make them," 26 July 2019 For many viewers, enjoying the series means not just bingeing the episodes, but also following its five stars as public figures. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "What Happens When Queer Eye’s Experts Get Personal," 23 July 2019 Without feeling formally groundbreaking, all three have been illuminating and infuriating and capable of being consumed either in smaller episodic bites or giant binged gulps. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Who Killed Garrett Phillips?': TV Review," 22 July 2019 The Netflix data also shows, according to reports, that 18.2 million member households have binged through all eight episodes of Season 3. — oregonlive.com, "‘Stranger Things’ and more shows you need to binge during TV’s 2019 summer slump," 9 July 2019 And indeed, many contestants train for months, cycling through periods of fasting and binging to prepare for the day. — Currie Engel, Time, "Joey Chestnut Claims 12th Title at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest," 4 July 2019 What: Stranger Songs is an album based on the vibe and occasionally the storylines of the universally binged Netflix show Stranger Things (in case that album art looked familiar to you). — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Sound On: The Best Albums of June 2019," 1 July 2019 New data from public health officials shows that more than 1 in 4 Denver residents binge drink. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "Checkup Denver: LGBTQ health care barriers, kratom ban for minors and more Colorado health news," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'binge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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