1
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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2
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
Silos can pop quickly, bringing a passel of problems with them.
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Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, to win back some smaller passel of rights, Warner will have to wage a legal war against a one-time partner that seems eager to move on to new teammates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 July 2024
The goal was to create a farm-to-table business and supply the restaurants with produce and meat from a passel of pigs from the orchard.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched its 42nd rocket of the year, carrying yet another passel of Starlink satellites into orbit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024
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Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, to win back some smaller passel of rights, Warner will have to wage a legal war against a one-time partner that seems eager to move on to new teammates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 July 2024
The goal was to create a farm-to-table business and supply the restaurants with produce and meat from a passel of pigs from the orchard.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched its 42nd rocket of the year, carrying yet another passel of Starlink satellites into orbit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passel
Noun
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With adventure reality format The Box continuing to take the market by storm, Stewart unpacked what is making the country tick right now, highlighting a batch of new titles that could be appearing on networks elsewhere in the world before long.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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To commemorate this season's tournament kickoff, Boston's social team snuck jerseys from star players' college rivals into a batch of swag they were instructed to sign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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In response to this incident, officials at the Maine DMR worked closely with other groups to expand the study of white sharks and their behavior in Maine’s coastal waters.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Danial Georgios, a construction engineer living in Damascus, spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital about the group's work in Damascus neighborhoods.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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After tons of trips, playdates, and adventures, these diaper bags performed the best.—
Laura Lu, MS,
Parents,
29 Mar. 2025
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With Drake Maye under center and tons of new defenders in the mix, the Patriots are looking for a bounce-back season and start a new era of consistent winning.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Ambient cabin lighting, an eight-speaker audio system, dual-zone climate, a sunroof, remote start, and a bunch of other niceties are the justifications for the higher price tag of the hybrid model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
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But judging episodic memory capabilities is more difficult when there’s a pretty obvious communication barrier between adults and a bunch of babies.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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America was the bulwark of the liberal democracies — a grouping of European nations, Canada, Australia and much of Asia — that shared many values and outlooks.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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In earlier research published last year, Anthropic researchers identified clusters of artificial neurons within neural networks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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When those fragrant, drooping, purple clusters of blooms appear in April, the bees and I can't get enough.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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Around this time, the band went on their first tour.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Coinciding with the band’s JonasCon event today — yes, that’s a real thing — Disney has announced that the Jonas Brothers will be recording an upbeat new theme song to celebrate Disneyland‘s upcoming 70th anniversary.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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But since misogynistic online communities aren’t localized, the discourse has spread to encompass dozens of countries and their specific attempts — or lack thereof — to counter radicalization.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most of the captives have been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals, but Israeli forces rescued eight alive and recovered dozens of bodies.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Passel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passel. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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