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
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.
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, the brothers are back to chasing the same prize, and a passel of those coaches, executives and players who cut their teeth with the Ravens will be on the other side.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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
Popular on Variety The duo take oversight of a significantly smaller media operation that Comcast executives are betting will fare better without the burden of a passel of large cable networks that, while still profitable, are in decline.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, the brothers are back to chasing the same prize, and a passel of those coaches, executives and players who cut their teeth with the Ravens will be on the other side.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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
Popular on Variety The duo take oversight of a significantly smaller media operation that Comcast executives are betting will fare better without the burden of a passel of large cable networks that, while still profitable, are in decline.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passel
Noun
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Every batch is regularly checked and sorted to ensure no mold has developed.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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But her latest batch of music signals a new direction in Cash’s life and musical direction.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Noun
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If there is space, the group may welcome back a few former students with an alternate project.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Fetterman voted for several of President Donald Trump’s nominees, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, and has been a fervent supporter of Israel in its war in Gaza against the terrorist group Hamas.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
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Plus, the open backs will keep your feet feeling cool during tons of warm-weather activities.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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After building an 11-run lead by getting a bunch of hits and getting some help, the Padres held on for a 13-9 victory over the possibly historically horrible Rockies on Friday night at Coors Field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Because Steven Van Zandt gets to induct a bunch of 45s?—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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Treat them well, and these versatile groupings will dazzle all season long.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Noun
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While red, inflamed skin was often seen as the norm, my flares—ranging from deep brown or purplish dry patches to clusters of tiny, itchy bumps—looked more like a disease to be feared and ashamed of rather than understood and treated.—
Raelle Kennedy,
Health,
12 May 2025
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This fungus cluster also generated airborne spores, infecting the soldiers.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The band last appeared on SNL three years ago for what was also that season’s Mother’s Day episode.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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More than two dozen people were rescued Saturday during a record-breaking heat wave as temperatures climbed to the high 90s in parts of Southern California.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Between 2017 and 2020, more than a dozen victims hired Randhawa to purchase airline tickets, paying him between $1,100 and $12,000 each, prosecutors said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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“Passel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passel. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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