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
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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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Things came to a head inside the operation last week, in the run up to a slew of release date changes, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Variety.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Local dignitaries had much to celebrate during a Thursday gathering at Sutter Health Park, from the Athletics’ impending, three-year stint in West Sacramento to a slew of upgrades at the stadium.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 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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Both teams have three games left in the season, with not a ton of room to maneuver in the standings.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the lead guard for Kansas State, Sundell hasn’t had a ton of catch-and-shoot opportunities, and her free-throw percentage is a little low for a pure shooter.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
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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For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
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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Sony Pictures Television, where both Ning and Moore are under overall deals, will produce.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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