1
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a spate of words has been published on this controversial topic
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2
as in slew
a considerable amount
an off-color remark that drew a spate of complaints from TV viewers
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Recent Examples of spate
Although these peaceful protests show no signs of slowing, there has also been a spate of violent acts against Tesla.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
This spate of terminations is the Trump administration’s most aggressive attempt so far to forcibly reshape American science to match its agenda.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Even for those not directly involved, the emotional toll is significant, and comes at a time of other significant losses and turmoil around the world, including the war in Ukraine, recent wildfires in California and an unusual spate of plane crashes.
—Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The group, which is headed out on tour again in April, traveled the country in 2024 for a spate of live shows.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
This spate of terminations is the Trump administration’s most aggressive attempt so far to forcibly reshape American science to match its agenda.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Even for those not directly involved, the emotional toll is significant, and comes at a time of other significant losses and turmoil around the world, including the war in Ukraine, recent wildfires in California and an unusual spate of plane crashes.
—Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The group, which is headed out on tour again in April, traveled the country in 2024 for a spate of live shows.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spate
Noun
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tuohy was a generational talent from New York who won three national cross country championships and set a slew of national high school records over her time for North Rockland.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This year’s Coachella featured a slew of high-profile performances during the opening weekend, which began Friday and concluded on Sunday.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Campos Mello broke a series of stories about businessmen who were financing a torrent of WhatsApp messages that denigrated Haddad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hub’s new gig unleashes a torrent of comically exaggerated gore and populates his world with even more colorful characters.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Witnesses described two men, later identified as Villanueva-Morales and 29-year-old Javier Alatorre, entering the bar and firing more than a dozen shots into the crowd of approximately 40 patrons.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The company says this initiative saves up to 60 tons of food waste annually compared to buffet-style dining.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is a great energy saver and also mitigates tons of cord chaos your pets may get into under the cloak of darkness.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And on the outside of each thigh, deep pockets are big enough to hold a bunch of gels.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2025
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Bogart’s father is the late legendary record executive Neil Bogart, who founded indie labels Casablanca and Boardwalk and signed Jett to her first record deal as a solo artist at Boardwalk in the early ’80s.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon TV series originated a couple of years ago when Sony regained the rights to the books through a first-look deal with Vertigo and tapped Ning to adapt it as part of an overall deal.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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