as in drunks
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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Recent Examples of benders
In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
In my many decades of dealing with the city and state, this proposal ranks right up there as one of the all-time mind benders.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
In my many decades of dealing with the city and state, this proposal ranks right up there as one of the all-time mind benders.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benders
Noun
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So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 Dec. 2025
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Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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If binges are a risk, a teen and parent can partner and go through the buffet line and then switch plates with each other, so that the parent is keeping the child or adolescent’s portions appropriate.—
Dr. Ellen S. Rome,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Benders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benders. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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