as in loads
a considerable amount
we still have a slew of work to do on this project
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1
as in killed
to deprive of life
millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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2
as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
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Recent Examples of slew
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
State lawmakers over the years have also charged the agency with executing a slew of smaller grants, including the $20 million in state funding approved in 2022 for Fay Beydoun and her nonprofit Global Link International now at the center of the attorney general office's probe.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
PCMAG, 16 May 2024
For my parents, coming off a winter slewing around in a 1979 Buick Regal, this must've been a four-wheel-drive revelation.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The attorney announced earlier this year that the department had expanded the incentives for whistleblowers who reported a slew of crimes, including customs fraud and tariff evasion.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
State lawmakers over the years have also charged the agency with executing a slew of smaller grants, including the $20 million in state funding approved in 2022 for Fay Beydoun and her nonprofit Global Link International now at the center of the attorney general office's probe.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The scope will slew to it and an image will appear on your mobile device's screen.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
For my parents, coming off a winter slewing around in a 1979 Buick Regal, this must've been a four-wheel-drive revelation.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slew
Noun
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Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the humanoid handled different types of dishwasher loads, from dishes to glasses, adapting itself to execute the task with perfection.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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No children were among the 15 killed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both Johnson’s and Pritzker’s comments came before Labor Day weekend in Chicago, when there were 58 people shot and eight murdered.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This was a classic Smith performance with tons of yardage and some risky throws with both good and bad results.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The typical basking shark that local whale watches see are about 20 to 25 feet long, weighing several tons.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video shows a couch completely destroyed, with stuffing pulled out and the frame exposed down to the springs.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The oldest neighborhood in Miami, Coconut Grove is a sedate enclave that hugs Biscayne Bay about a dozen miles from South Beach—but up to an hour by car during peak traffic—with the iconic Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as its cultural and architectural center.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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The long sordid legal saga came to a somber end in January 2024 when Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed via nitrogen gas in Alabama after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Slew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slew. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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