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. torrents
  2. piles
  3. deals
  4. chunks
  5. quantities
  6. hundreds
  7. dozens
  8. dozen
Noun
  • The storm unleashed torrents of rain, significantly replenishing key water sources across the drought-prone state.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The 31-year-old sherry bomb explodes in torrents of coconut and pineapple fruit before an unctuous, lingering finish of tobacco smoke.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of torrents
Noun
  • In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Despite the dearth of IPOs, the exit markets were still active, particularly in strategically minded M&A transactions and other deals.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Large industry conferences are important events for business leaders to see each other in person (not Zoom), gather leads for their businesses, see all the latest technology available, and try to close some deals.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of deals
Noun
  • Large chunks of the pier were left floating in the water.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For those of us on the outside, splitting the campaign into smaller chunks can offer us a bit more insight than simply looking at the league table, especially as the campaign progresses.
    Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • With catering, families can avoid the expense of purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, which can often go to waste.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the mountains can’t make snow if temperatures aren’t cold enough, and natural snow has only been falling in large quantities later in the season in recent years at many resorts, according Andria Huskinson, communication and public relations manager at Solitude.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • The union also wants Starbucks to resolve outstanding legal issues, including hundreds of unfair labor practice charges that workers have filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The myths are impossible to confirm hundreds of years later, Beach said, but the story is that Magnus was a Roman soldier who helped gather Christians to be martyred.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Among the roughly 80 dairy farms in the state, there are about a dozen raw milk dairies, though a few of them use their milk only for cheese production.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The dozen or so raw milk regulars, who are acutely aware of the delivery schedule, had picked up their bottles.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • Plane and helicopter pilots reported dozens of incidents of lasers being pointed at them over New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in early December.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The past two years have set alarming records in the U.S., with dozens of billion-dollar weather disasters.
    Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dozen
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