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as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the young couple helped a passel of students in the span of a few years
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3
as in ton
a considerable amount
a whole passel of unauthorized software on his computer
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Recent Examples of passel
Yes, these Dodgers could be better than a group that produced two MVPs, two World Series MVPs, and a passel of All-Star appearances.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Age: 22 Irish was the Orioles’ first pick among their passel of selections on Day 1 of the 2025 draft, going at No. 19.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Others have followed, with Comcast recently spinning off a passel of cable networks from NBCUniversal into a new stand-alone entity called Versant, and Warner Bros. Discovery planning to separate its streaming and studio assets from its traditional TV properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Michael B. Williams, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
A24 has a passel of recent movies coming to Max in July, and the first one to the plate is On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, from Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Age: 22 Irish was the Orioles’ first pick among their passel of selections on Day 1 of the 2025 draft, going at No. 19.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Others have followed, with Comcast recently spinning off a passel of cable networks from NBCUniversal into a new stand-alone entity called Versant, and Warner Bros. Discovery planning to separate its streaming and studio assets from its traditional TV properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Michael B. Williams, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
A24 has a passel of recent movies coming to Max in July, and the first one to the plate is On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, from Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passel
Noun
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Your next batch of cookies (and cakes, and brownies) will thank you.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Either way, another batch of rain moves into the area Sunday night.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The seniors were a very tight-knight group.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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From 2002 to 2020, roughly 164 billion tons of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to NASA.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The Green Party has now gotten into trouble because a bunch of their candidates have posted antisemitic things online.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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For producers, prices were high enough to turn a profit but not high enough to justify sending a bunch of drilling rigs out to boost production.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Between 2018 and early 2025, radiology case loads skyrocketed 25%, according to the Journal of the American College of Radiology.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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The poor Memphis neighborhoods that abut xAI’s Colossus, currently the largest training cluster in the world, have been the victims of awful increases in pollution, but that is because Elon Musk powered his installation with gargantuan and unpermitted methane-gas turbines.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The near-enough effect comes back into play in the weaving together of these clusters found elsewhere and adding a few other sporadic deaths.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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Bridge tenders will respond to special requests to lift the bridge after midnight if given a two-hour notice; requests can be made by calling MnDOT’s 24-hour dispatch at 651-234-7110 or via marine band radio Channel 16.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Additionally, the band’s legendary album, Hotel California, has been re-certified 28x Platinum by the RIAA, scoring the third best-selling album of all time.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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“Passel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passel. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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