spates

noun

Definition of spatesnext
plural of spate
1
as in floods
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 loads
a considerable amount an off-color remark that drew a spate of complaints from TV viewers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spates
  1. piles
  2. deals
  3. chunks
  4. quantities
  5. hundreds
  6. dozens
  7. dozen
Noun
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Here, the best October Amazon Prime Day hiking and camping deals.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Early Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals Amazon has already started dropping prices ahead of Prime Big Deal Days.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of deals
Noun
  • The steaming bread unravels like a roll of film, revealing generous chunks of meat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Peel and chop the produce into large chunks that will easily fit into your blender or juicer.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Since the summer of 2023, adults over 21 have been allowed to grow psilocybin in limited quantities and use them in private.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On the other hand, tea made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and overdose, doctors said.
    David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • More than 4,000 cybersecurity tools flood the market—the typical large company uses hundreds of them, pumping out data to rows of dashboards flashing alerts.
    Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Helene began a deadly, devastating march as a historic Category 4 hurricane slamming onto Florida's Gulf Coast.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • As Thai Union installed executives at the chain, dozens of veteran Red Lobster leaders were fired or resigned in rapid succession.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Shakira, Bad Bunny, Anitta and Karol G are among the more than two dozen artists nominated for the biggest awards of the night — record of the year, album of the year and song of the year.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of dozen
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