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noun

ˈslü How to pronounce slew (audio)
Definition of slewnext
as in loads
a considerable amount we still have a slew of work to do on this project

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slew

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verb

past tense of slay
1
as in killed
to deprive of life millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease

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2
as in murdered
to put to death deliberately vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family

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Recent Examples of slew
Noun
The mayor’s announcement comes a day after Council Speaker Julie Menin touted a slew of legislative measures focused on various aspects of micromobility devices, including safety. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 Marc Rowan, the cofounder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, juggled a slew of hospitality and retail gigs before leading the $79 billion investment giant. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 If there is any unevenness in wear the bomb will slew to one side and curve away from a straight path. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slew
  1. loads
  2. killed
  3. murdered
  4. ton
  5. destroyed
  6. assassinated
  7. dozen
  8. executed
Noun
  • The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Verb
  • That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • Itzkowitz is the eldest son of Albert Itzkowitz, who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Kissena Park in Queens on the afternoon of May 18.
    — Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Security footage showed the van leaving the Home Depot parking lot shortly before Fandrich was murdered.
    — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of murdered
Noun
  • The latter is a very eccentric and memorable fighter who always brings tons of energy into the Octagon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In a laboratory 2 kilometers underground, a crane lowers Matt Depatie, a detector technologist, through a hatch into a white-walled cavern filled with about 7,000 tons of ultrapure water that glows as blue as wiper fluid in the light.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ton
Verb
  • Most of the hospitals are taken over by gangs or have been destroyed, and … the economy’s not good.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • And then the president of Haiti was assassinated, and things got really bad in Haiti with the gang violence that ensued.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork at the age of 31.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassinated
Noun
  • More than a dozen people were affected when a multi-family complex in Denver caught fire on Wednesday.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dozen
Verb
  • Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Highspring supported the team by helping coordinate key operational workstreams so the business could continue moving with focus and momentum while advisors, auditors and internal teams executed in parallel.
    — Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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