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spate

noun

ˈspāt How to pronounce spate (audio)
Definition of spatenext
1
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms a spate of words has been published on this controversial topic

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2
as in loads
a considerable amount an off-color remark that drew a spate of complaints from TV viewers

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Recent Examples of spate Tom is a security guard here, and forbids entrance to the little mouse, leading to a brief spate of chasing around the museum. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Sunday’s vote kicks off a spate of major elections worldwide in the coming months that each have the potential to drastically alter domestic — and global — politics. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Instead, she was given a spate of different medications over a matter of months to treat her symptoms or the adverse reactions to some of the medications. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Born in Coatzacoalcos, in southern Mexico, the actor found her feet in her early 20s, in soap operas Un Nuevo Amanecer and Teresa, winning fans and a spate of awards. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spate
  1. flood
  2. loads
  3. torrent
  4. slew
  5. dozen
  6. ton
  7. raft
  8. bunch
Noun
  • Technology analysts and traders are not buying the flood of warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to slow down development that have recently come from frontier model platforms.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In one scene, the couple turns up the music while the sound of ambulance sirens floods the streets.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flood
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Close in, a comet is battered by the torrent of the sun's solar wind, which pushes the comet's material away into a distinctive tail.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • From wars – a Civil War, even – to presidential assassinations, fires, hurricanes, floods and what seems to be an unrelenting torrent of gun violence, our nation has seen its share of horror.
    — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • Such findings went on to inspire a slew of companies offering transfusions of plasma from young donors.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, the studio released a slew of photos from the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slew
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 president has promised dozens more trips in the coming weeks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • The rehearsals were intense, with a ton of new choreography and a crash course in how movies are made, since every single one of us in the cast was making our major-film debut.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Right now, Lind’s energy is split between a raft of prestigious filmmaking talent.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ship had capsized, lives were lost, and people built a raft to survive.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Everything was very new to me about the process of sitting with a bunch of brilliant writers.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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