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 slew
a considerable amount
an off-color remark that drew a spate of complaints from TV viewers
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Recent Examples of spate
Previous sales slowdowns have prompted pressure to slash operations at P&G. During P&G’s last spate of reorganization and cutbacks, the company cut 34,000 jobs between 2012 and 2018, slimming the company down to 92,000 workers worldwide.
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Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This recall comes amid a spate of product recalls affecting Target and similar retailers in 2025.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Arizona's jobs picture changed little in June with the unemployment rate stuck at 4.1% for the fourth consecutive month, though the latest report doesn't reflect a recent spate of layoffs in July.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Indicating just how much hasn’t changed in the interim, women’s wrestling segments are often the first to get cut, a spate of female performers have been let go from their contracts in regular layoffs, and despite the additional women’s championships, these titles aren’t regularly defended.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
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Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This recall comes amid a spate of product recalls affecting Target and similar retailers in 2025.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Arizona's jobs picture changed little in June with the unemployment rate stuck at 4.1% for the fourth consecutive month, though the latest report doesn't reflect a recent spate of layoffs in July.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Indicating just how much hasn’t changed in the interim, women’s wrestling segments are often the first to get cut, a spate of female performers have been let go from their contracts in regular layoffs, and despite the additional women’s championships, these titles aren’t regularly defended.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spate
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Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science, and a flood of studies has warned of the dangers.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Denying disaster aid to states and cities that stand for human rights could cost lives after hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Choose from a slew of sizes and lengths, including short, regular, and tall.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other highlights from this year’s VMAs are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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The torrent of woe-is-me stories out of Harvard never ends.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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In defense of the July 25 order to close the camp, Merkley had said that Streets to Home Indy wasn't prepared to take on a site as large as Leonard Street, where more than two dozen tents sat as of late July.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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Last week, Toronto Tempo general manager Monica Wright Rogers hosted about two dozen WNBA agents for a meet-and-greet at a local hotel.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This loveseat adds extra seating to a patio without taking up a ton of space.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In total, the Evija tips the scales at 4,167 pounds with fluids: nearly half a ton lighter than a Rimac Nevera or the closely related Pininfarina Battista.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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In fact, fire ants build rafts using their own bodies when their underground nests flood from rainfall—without using any means of communication.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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Antoni was a contributor to Project 2025, the controversial conservative policy blueprint designed to help Trump and his officials achieve a raft of goals in his second term in the White House.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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And last season, despite that, the particular malaise has been our inability to hold on to single-goal leads (which resulted in a bunch of draws).—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Princess Josephine is the youngest of King Frederik and Queen Mary's four children and reportedly is the first of the bunch to go away to boarding school.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Today’s deal closure brings to an end the longest, most protracted, and hectic example of M&A activity in recent Hollywood memory.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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