spate
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7.9
- noun
- /speɪt/
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- Well, there has been a spate of dog attacks in that village.
- a recent spate
- a new spate
- a spate of studies
And my grandmother told me that there was a spate of suicides.
- And my grandmother told me that there was a spate of suicides.
- One is people will over trust the technology we've seen over the last few weeks, you know, a spate of people sleeping in their Tesla.
- You see it in a spate of laws that are getting struck down with state governments saying that you can be kicked out of school if you hackle a speaker.
Examples
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There were a spate of similar cases around the country against other banks.
Academic text (2009) -
About 10 years ago, there was a spate of murders up in Bradford.
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And with that growth comes a spate of academic interest and studies.
Academic text (2008) -
Within a week, a spate of new political parties appeared on the political scene.
Academic text (1993) -
I was just wondering the other day what was with this spate of open letters recently.
Blog text (12) -
The town had recently experienced a spate of robberies.
Academic text (2008) -
There has been, for instance, a spate of recent legal actions seeking more forceful regulatory steps by government.
Academic text (2006) -
In recent years, the literature has witnessed a spate of studies discussing individual cases about texting-based health information or intervention programs.
Academic text (2014) -
In a recent spate of articles, authors describe the effects of high-stakes testing on classrooms.
Academic text (2004) -
This year, there has been a spate of wildfires that have devastated the region.
Synonyms
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1.8
A number of similar things or events happening one after another
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4.3
A series of similar events happening without a break
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5.7
A large number of things or people
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5.9
A large number of things or people
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Etymology
Spate originally meant 'flood' of water, and a helpful way to remember the second meaning is to picture a 'flood' of similar things or events coming all at once, which is why we say a spate of burglaries or orders.