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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
Yes, these Dodgers could be better than a group that produced two MVPs, two World Series MVPs, and a passel of All-Star appearances.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Age: 22 Irish was the Orioles’ first pick among their passel of selections on Day 1 of the 2025 draft, going at No. 19.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Others have followed, with Comcast recently spinning off a passel of cable networks from NBCUniversal into a new stand-alone entity called Versant, and Warner Bros. Discovery planning to separate its streaming and studio assets from its traditional TV properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Michael B. Williams, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
A24 has a passel of recent movies coming to Max in July, and the first one to the plate is On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, from Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Age: 22 Irish was the Orioles’ first pick among their passel of selections on Day 1 of the 2025 draft, going at No. 19.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Others have followed, with Comcast recently spinning off a passel of cable networks from NBCUniversal into a new stand-alone entity called Versant, and Warner Bros. Discovery planning to separate its streaming and studio assets from its traditional TV properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Michael B. Williams, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
A24 has a passel of recent movies coming to Max in July, and the first one to the plate is On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, from Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passel
Noun
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Smerz, the Norwegian duo of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt, are ready to unveil another batch of breathy pop songs.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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The album has reportedly been in the works since the release of 2021’s The Golden Casket, with an initial batch of songs nearly spun off into Brock’s side project Ugly Casanova before evolving into a full-length Modest Mouse release.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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At one point, my friend was added to a WeChat group that included nearly five hundred foreign actors, many of whom were sharing casting calls to make sure they weren’t being scammed.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings could target him as an undrafted signing to bolster a defensive backs group that should look far different when the draft concludes.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Next to it is a giant Goliath crane, which can lift up to 30,000 tons in a single heave; a gleaming white Royal Caribbean cruise ship sits just a few docks away.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Denver clearly knows the school well and will have seen a ton of him before even digging into this class, having fallen in love with Barron last year.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first 32 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft will begin primarily focused on a top tier that runs out quickly, and transition to a bunch of teams staring at the same cluster of offensive tackles, edge rushers and wide receivers.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the first three, the meanest comments of the bunch, are all solidly directed at women.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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These vague groupings make more sense than a chronological accounting, since many of the artists on view grew and changed over rather short periods of time.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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During construction, this plate is embedded into the concrete foundation to distribute design loads to the civil structure while ensuring the alignment of the plant’s mechanical systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In February 2025, a 3,281-square-foot cluster home in the first block of Snow Melt Court sold for $2,305,000, a price per square foot of $703.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first 32 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft will begin primarily focused on a top tier that runs out quickly, and transition to a bunch of teams staring at the same cluster of offensive tackles, edge rushers and wide receivers.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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No matter how soft or hard, these bells bring a bittersweet undertone to Book of Love’s minimalist character, filling sparse mixes with soft reminders of the band’s innocent core.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
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The person who set the standard for the band bookings is longtime Meriden resident Rob DeRosa.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Passel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passel. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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