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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rush, surge, upsurge |
| Type of | flowing, flow |
| Has types | debris storm, onrush, debris surge |
spate::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, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| Type of | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity |
| Has types | torrent, deluge, flood, haymow, inundation |
Examples of spate
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The lines on his face also tell the story of Ken's own spate of identity crises.
From the abcnews.go.com
The acquisition is just one in a recent spate of additions to his global empire.
From the online.wsj.com
There has been a spate of arson attacks in the city in over the last few months.
From the bbc.co.uk
Taliban fighters launched a spate of attacks on NATO supply convoys in Pakistan.
From the economist.com
The restaurant is in a strip mall in Stanton, near a spate of mobile home parks.
From the ocregister.com
It was the worst spate of fighting between Palestinian groups in Gaza this year.
From the bloomberg.com
Long Grove has had a minor spate of construction projects in the last few years.
From the dailyherald.com
Roy pointed to a spate of scandals in 2007 over the safety of Chinese-made toys.
From the time.com
The spate of extreme weather, then, is a snapshot of the not-too-distant future.
From the newscientist.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"
- Rush: a sudden forceful flow
- Freshet: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
- Spate is a surname, and may refer to: * Clive Spate (born 1952), British game show contestant * Mario Spate (21st century), Australian singer * Oskar Spate (1911-2000), geographer
- A river flood; an overflow or inundation; A sudden rush or increase
