as in loads
a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of slews
Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
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New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slews
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As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Texas House Administration Committee has voted along party lines to order dozens of Democratic lawmakers to pay nearly $422,000 in fines and costs related to their decision to flee the state last year.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leone taught and codified dozens of complicated pick-stroke combinations, to give depth and expression.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Central banks have been a dominant force in the gold market in recent years, buying more than 1,000 tons annually from 2022 — which marked the highest level of annual gold demand by central banks on record — through 2024, according to the World Gold Council.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to research from lighting brand Pooky, in cities like Las Vegas, households throw away over 547,000 tons of furniture per 100,000 residents annually—that's the equivalent of around 20,700 couches per day.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sitting in a tired-looking office painted in beige and brown, al-Abidin said his agency dispatched forensic experts along with officials from Civil Defense, the Sudanese Red Crescent and neighborhood committees in July to scour parts of the capital for hundreds of mass graves.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Evergreen has been forced to skip the burning of slash piles this winter because of a lack of snow.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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Most notably, Point Loma Heights and Azure Vista-adjacent Sunset Cliffs and Riviera Villas were large tracts with good-size lots, wide streets, alleys, smooth sidewalks and all utilities.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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From 2005 to 2015, Krasner’s market totaled about $14 million across 22 lots, compared with $32 million for Helen Frankenthaler across 114 lots—a gap of a little more than twofold in value and more than fivefold in volume.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The molcajete maintains a more rustic bite, leaving behind juicy chunks of tomato and tender bits of onion.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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That means residents are seeing larger chunks of their paychecks going to utilities compared to people in other places.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The female singers particularly knocked it out of the ballpark; both deserve record deals or Broadway roles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its deals fund films that sit squarely inside the traditional ecosystem — the furthest thing from multi-platform IP factories or content engines.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Slews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slews. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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