spates

plural of spate
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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 spates When spates of violence like that occur, Norman said the department increases patrols in that area, drawing on resources from outside the area to do so. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spates
Noun
  • August floods in the Milwaukee area caused significant damage to over 20 food pantries in the Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin network.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The death of Banda Amidst the torrents, Arisu follows the sound of Usagi’s voice, as they are both swept towards a watery vortex that leads to the world of the dead.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Turning waste Into energy The Surrey Biofuel Facility processes approximately 115,000 tons of food waste each year.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Like Ferrari, by 2016, tons of automakers caught on to CarPlay and began integrating it into their products.
    Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Work piles up, but conversations distract for attention.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Leaves are perfect additions for worm bins and compost piles.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Invest in better sleep today by shopping Wayfair’s bedding sale, and keep scrolling for more of our favorite deals.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Such deals have long eluded Congress.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Venture capital performance may be measured in ten-year chunks, but only an elite club of firms can claim to have stayed consistent—let alone functional—for anywhere close to that timeframe.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As a result, some supplement products may not contain the ingredients listed on the label or in the quantities mentioned.
    Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Plutonium has occurred naturally, but except for trace quantities it is not now found in the Earth’s crust.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Spates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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