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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Noun
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Five clusters of uniformed girls press together, arms uplifted, each holding up another girl who balances on one leg.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025 -
If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Players, coaches, executives and ownership groups have come and gone, but the team remains despite a lengthy and emotional relocation saga that nearly resulted in a move to Seattle.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If needed, brown the chicken in 2 batches.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Samples from multiple batches of each of the 23 different products were analyzed to assess total protein, arsenic, cadmium, lead and other elements.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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This included all four tight ends, with the Rams rolling out 12- and 13-personnel groupings with a lot of frequency against the Jaguars.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Turning waste Into energy The Surrey Biofuel Facility processes approximately 115,000 tons of food waste each year.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Like Ferrari, by 2016, tons of automakers caught on to CarPlay and began integrating it into their products.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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In both, a band of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is seen above Earth's horizon, with the space station's solar arrays and the Kibo exposed facility in the foreground.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Acclaimed author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin has written about how this was a common practice in old recipe collections.—
Adrian Miller,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Epiaceratherium itjilik fossil is permanently housed and curated in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s fossil collections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Passels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passels. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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