retail therapy

NOUN

shopping spree

Synonyms

WEAK

home shopping impulse buying shopping window shopping

Example Sentences

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After all, if Americans are stressed, what better solution than retail therapy?

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

This certainly wasn’t retail therapy to chase away a bad mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

It was a space where my girlfriends and I found community, a shared sense of purpose, a quest for something larger, and retail therapy that was within our limited means.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2025

To make themselves feel better, they might engage in retail therapy, Jack said.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

An international student seeking retail therapy after exams.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024