slew 1 of 2

as in loads
a considerable amount we still have a slew of work to do on this project

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slew

2 of 2

verb

past tense of slay

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Recent Examples of slew
Noun
Former Nike executive Ann Freeman joins as president of Foot Lock North America; appointing a president of international for Foot Locker is to come, though Dick’s announced a slew of Foot Locker leadership updates as well. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025 So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The scope will slew to it and an image will appear on your mobile device's screen. PCMAG, 16 May 2024 For my parents, coming off a winter slewing around in a 1979 Buick Regal, this must've been a four-wheel-drive revelation. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for slew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slew
Noun
  • It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Conservative commentator Will Cain observed a moment of silence on his Fox News show after a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s been a ton of turnover on the pitching staffs of both teams, but the Dodgers brought in arms that were more toxic and less hittable.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just days earlier, Erika’s husband had been assassinated during a public speaking event in Utah.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure, was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking at a college campus in Utah.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Last time, Republicans were defending more than two dozen districts won by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Three dozen lucky Klarna staffers just joined the ultrarich club thanks to its recent stock windfall.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
    KC Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Slew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slew. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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