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
Hiccup’s passel of fellow trainees are a barrel of laughs with Harry Trevaldwyn (Tuffnut), Bronwyn James (Ruffnut), Julian Dennison (Fishlegs), and Gabriel Howell (Snotlout) bringing the majority of the film’s comic relief (and delivering it without ever overplaying the jokes).
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
She’s got hidden agendas, a whole passel of them that arrive in the form of red flags the movie just about waves in our faces.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
As Valentine’s Day nears, Lisa Wright, manning the crafts table, watched as a passel of girls quickly and carefully worked to dig out the best colorful beads to crowd onto a plastic band, crafting small token reminders of the evening.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
She’s got hidden agendas, a whole passel of them that arrive in the form of red flags the movie just about waves in our faces.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
As Valentine’s Day nears, Lisa Wright, manning the crafts table, watched as a passel of girls quickly and carefully worked to dig out the best colorful beads to crowd onto a plastic band, crafting small token reminders of the evening.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passel
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Many speculated that a batch of two dozen factory-fresh Flankers Moscow had initially built for Egypt would now go to Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet the project still has powerful defenders — Gov. Gavin Newsom, major labor and environmental groups, and many transit experts — who argue that despite early mistakes, the state can’t afford to walk away.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In total, the Evija tips the scales at 4,167 pounds with fluids: nearly half a ton lighter than a Rimac Nevera or the closely related Pininfarina Battista.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Raleigh will be discussed below, but Kirk never strikes out, hits a ton of line drives and uses the entire field.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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And last season, despite that, the particular malaise has been our inability to hold on to single-goal leads (which resulted in a bunch of draws).—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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To harvest a large bunch of cilantro, gather the stems and cut the entire plant down to an inch or two above the plant’s base.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
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Such groupings are not substitutes for alliances but alternatives that provide security dividends without sacrificing India’s autonomy.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The New City Department of Health is investigating the cluster.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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It Still Moves, which reached the Billboard 200 that year, five years after the band formed in Louisville.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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The summer cruise nights with classic and vintage cars and local bands continues from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 along Coast Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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In defense of the July 25 order to close the camp, Merkley had said that Streets to Home Indy wasn't prepared to take on a site as large as Leonard Street, where more than two dozen tents sat as of late July.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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Last week, Toronto Tempo general manager Monica Wright Rogers hosted about two dozen WNBA agents for a meet-and-greet at a local hotel.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Passel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passel. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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