slews

noun

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

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Recent Examples of slews Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026 Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy. — New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slews
  1. loads
  2. dozens
  3. tons
  4. hundreds
  5. piles
  6. lots
  7. chunks
  8. deals
Noun
  • Engineering experts said the conversion project is complex and poses many challenges, which include making sure older buildings can safely support new loads and carving up office floors to accommodate residential living.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • More crucially, Illinois’ grid is well-equipped to deliver the large electrical loads needed to process AI and other data.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The data, compiled by ICE and processed by a UC Berkeley Law School initiative, sheds light on how the agency has operated in Sacramento, where dozens of arrests have taken place downtown and through administrative transfers at prisons.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • The money will finance dozens of routine but essential items, such as a new roof, a 24-seat school bus and outrigger canoes that will be used by military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • The ban bars the destruction of unsold apparel and shoes as an effort to curb overproduction that results in millions of tons of fashion waste.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Rock, 27, first popped up on Vine and later YouTube, infusing his short- and long-form content with humor and tons of natural charisma, and developing a significant following as an early beauty creator.
    — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • In the heyday of the 1960s and ‘70s, the world’s oceans were sprinkled with hundreds of undersea habitats.
    — Alex Harris July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The surge is coming right at the peak of the summer driving season, which could cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars more compared with this time last year.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Keep the area around your home free from debris, such as leaf piles, mulch, and grass clippings.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026
  • Whether Spatial surrounds its reggae-toasting host with piles of drums, disorienting electronic beats, or locomotive rock music, Scratch abides as crooner, barker, mystic, meditation coach — whatever the moment requires.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Homeless encampments that serve as places for drug addicts to shoot up line several vacant and overgrown lots.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Workers in hard hats and mountains of dirt fill empty lots directly across from the new restaurants.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
Definition of lots
Noun
  • In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
  • Officials have said the pool most likely would need to be drained again for liner repairs after chunks of blue coating were seen floating at the surface.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Los Angeles and Southern California are emerging as power centers in this surge, with nearly $8 billion invested across 207 deals, led by space and defense firms such as Anduril Industries and Impulse Space.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Spectrum is the most obvious example right now, and recent deals show how much buyers will pay to lock it up.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of deals

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