as in loads
a considerable amount
we still have a slew of work to do on this project
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1
as in killed
to deprive of life
millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
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Recent Examples of slew
Sarah Bence, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Netflix has a whole slew of new shows (and movies, for those of you who live to log things on Letterboxd) coming this month.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
The scope will slew to it and an image will appear on your mobile device's screen.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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Noun
Where to stay in Detroit There’s no shortage of interesting hotels in Detroit, thanks to a slew of boutique openings over the past few years.
—Sarah Bence, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Netflix has a whole slew of new shows (and movies, for those of you who live to log things on Letterboxd) coming this month.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The telescope has, in fact, relied on a version of the one-gyro mode for all its science observations since 2021, using three gyros for slewing to a target, then stabilizing its view via a single gyro and a fine guidance sensor once data collection begins.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
The scope will slew to it and an image will appear on your mobile device's screen.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slew
Verb
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Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That seems like a ton to pay a guy who did not even start on his own team last year.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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After a ton of speculation on her appearance, Millie Bobby Brown went out in full force to call out those who criticized her appearance.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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Of the 58 Leopard 1s the Ukrainians received between July 2023 and early September, just six have been confirmed destroyed.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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Another big turning point was in September, when Israel set off the pager bombs and, shortly afterward, assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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More than two dozen drug cartel suspects from Mexico — including the man charged in the 1985 slaying of a U.S. drug agent — are in U.S. custody after Mexican officials agreed to send them to the United States, four sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.—
Jonathan Dienst,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names more than two dozen defendants, including Combs’ mother Janice, Universal Music, MTV, and several other Bad Boy officials.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Conway Police and a Homeland Security investigations team executed a search warrant at Talley's residence on Timberpeg Court in Conway on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There’s nothing like playing with a bunch of guys, man, a band.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rather than wait for the cavalry to arrive in the unlikely form of a bunch of hitherto untapped categories, the sales guys instead chopped the commercial running times in half, thereby making their inventory a great deal more affordable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The top lot at Tuesday’s sale in New York was an untitled oil on canvas painting by Joan Mitchell executed in 1985.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the changes in 2025: Parking ▪ Feb. 27-March 2, March 6-9 and March 27-30: $30 flat parking rate at city garages and surface lots in South Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Slew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slew. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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