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slew::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| Type of | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity |
| Has types | deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, torrent |
a slew of journalists.
Examples of slew
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Its processors will start appearing in a slew of new iPad competitors this year.
From the bloomberg.com
If it's offered publicly, then it has to conform to a whole slew of regulations.
From the theatlantic.com
On the sell side, the gurus found a slew of tech names to bail out of last week.
From the forbes.com
Saturday's 27-point romp over American included a slew of impressive statistics.
From the washingtonpost.com
It has attracted millions of dollars in national money and a slew of surrogates.
From the washingtonpost.com
Their requests were preceded by a slew of residents who demanded Towsley resign.
From the news-journalonline.com
The agents that work with me worked with Tiger, Manning and a slew of big names.
From the usatoday.com
The two-disc limited edition comes with a slew of behind-the-scenes featurettes.
From the dailyherald.com
That translated to better sales for a slew of local business sectors in January.
From the heraldtribune.com
- Batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
- Swerve: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
- Skid: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- (slay) murder: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
- A spacecraft is either spin stabilized or 3 axis stabilized (The very first "Sputnik" was an exception, it was wobbling).
- The Slew is a multinational electronic music project, consisting of Canadian DJ Kid Koala, American DJ Dynomite D, and Australian rock musicians Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, formerly of the band Wolfmother.
- A large number; To rotate or turn something about its axis; To veer a vehicle; To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time; To pivot; To skid; to move something (usually a railway line) sideways; To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit
- (slewed) Somewhat drunk
- (slay) To kill, murder; To eradicate or stamp out; To defeat, overcome; To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter
