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sheaves

noun

plural of sheaf
as in loads
a considerable amount contends that casino gambling would generate a sheaf of social problems for the state

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheaves
  1. loads
  2. piles
  3. bundles
  4. tons
  5. dozens
  6. rafts
  7. hundreds
  8. chunks
Noun
  • If those loads would also have gone through a dryer, the savings grow even more.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • How to reduce water usage when doing laundry Only run full loads.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some T-shirts and hats were handed out, but players only briefly put them on before adding them to the piles some of them have at home.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • As is the case with all Premium Subscriptions, bundles can be found throughout the Roku platform including within the Subscriptions Destination, Streaming Store and Premium Subscriptions Home.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Streamers are looking to boost their services by joining forces, creating offerings like the cable bundles of yore, and today marks Prime Video’s largest one yet.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bundles
Noun
  • In effect, thousands of tons of materials that were never intended to be inhaled were crushed, burned, aerosolized and deposited across a densely populated urban area.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • What Jay is willing to share can be illuminating, and there are tons of small details to feed even the most casual of fans.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • In my ideal world there would be dozens of essay collections by excellent writers (Choi is a poet) on culture and politics, technology and the evils of capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The letter says the signs will number about a dozen and will cost $7,000 each, or about $84,000 total.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • Borders are porous; in jet planes and on rafts, desperate people cross oceans.
    — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rafts
Noun
  • Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The 2,000-pound bombs have been employed by Israel on hundreds of occasions in Gaza and Lebanon, playing a significant role in the death toll of those conflicts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • The offense works best when running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum are gaining yardage in chunks, and McVay is calling plays that create space for receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to make routine and sometimes spectacular catches.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick doubled down last night, posting security footage of the moment the chunks of ceiling suddenly fell to the floor.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of chunks
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“Sheaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheaves. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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