passels

noun

plural of passel
1
as in clusters
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 groups
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 loads
a considerable amount a whole passel of unauthorized software on his computer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passels
  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. loads
  4. batches
  5. groupings
  6. tons
  7. arrays
  8. bands
Noun
  • Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cut the clusters in half on an angle and add to shallot mixture (don’t stir).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The groups also argue such a lack of transparency could entrench the most powerful labs and models with open-source companies in the dark, and that Congress should be looped in as well.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Working in 7 more batches, repeat process with remaining oil, batter, and blueberries, adjusting heat as needed to keep pancakes from absorbing too much oil or burning.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook the chicken until golden brown and crispy, 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • Lemon mostly worked in personnel groupings with Smith and Wicks.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Phase One regional groupings for the Leagues Cup were as follows.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of groupings
Noun
  • China’s grain output reached a record 715 million tons in 2025, while national plans call for increasing comprehensive grain production capacity to about 725 million tons by 2030.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But by the end of the season, Bowen Byram and Power were eating tons of minutes together and helping lead the Sabres to the best record in the Atlantic Division.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The lightweight profile allows energy generation on load-sensitive surfaces that cannot carry standard solar arrays.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy was accused of killing her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan – with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bands
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“Passels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passels. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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