There has been a spate of thefts in our area recently.
Source: tatoeba (3968542)
Spate
/speɪt/
Synonyms for "spate" (309 found)
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abundanceacresaffluenceaffluxaffluxionample sufficiencyamplenessamplitudearmyasperseavalanchebagsbarrelbarrelsbatchbefoulbelchbespatterbespotblacken
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bonanzabountifulnessbountiousnessbrashbumper cropburstburst of rainbushelcascadecataclysmcataractcloudburstclustercohueconcourseconfluenceconfluxconsiderablecopiousnesscountlessnesscoursecrosscurrentcrowdcrushcurrentdealdebouchmentdefamedefluxiondelugedenigratedissiliencydousedownfalldownflowdownpour
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drencherdriftdriftageembarras de richessesenougheructationeruptionextravaganceextravagancyexuberancefat of the landfertilityflare upflare-upflockfloodfloodingflowflowingfluency
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fluxfoisonfreshfreshetfull measurefullnessgalaxygenerositygenerousnessgobsgood dealgreat abundancegreat dealgreat plentygushgushing rainheapheapsheavy rainhordehostinflowinundationjamjetlandslidelashingslavishnesslegionliberalityliberalnessloadloadslotlotsluxuriancemassmaximummessmill runmillracemintmobmoney to burnmore than enoughmountainmuchmultitudemyriadmyriadsniagaranumerousnessocean
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oceansonrushonsetonward courseoodlesopulenceopulencyoutbreakoutburstoutflowoutflowingoutpouringoverabundanceoveraccumulationoverbounteousnessovercopiousnessoverdoseoverflowoverlavishnessoverluxuriance
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overmeasureovermuchnessovernumerousnessoverplentifulnessoverplentyoverpopulationoverprofusionoversufficiencyoversupplypackpanoplypeckpilepilesplashplenitudeplenteousnessplentifulnessplentyplethorapotpourpressprevalenceprodigalityproductivenessprofusenessprofusionprogressionquantitiesquantityquite a littlerabbleraceraftraftsrainrainburstrainspoutrainstormrapidsrashredundancyrepletenessrepletionrich harvestrich veinrichnessriotriotousnessriverroundroutruckrunrushscadsscudseaseriessetshowersightslewslewsslopsloshslursmearsoakersoaking rainspargespewspitsplattersploshsplurgesplutterspoutspurtspurtlestackstacksstreakstreamsubstantialitysubstantialnesssuccessionsuperabundancesuperfluitysuperfluxsurgeswashteemingnessthrongtidetidy sumtonstorrenttorrent of raintraducetrendundercurrentundertowvolcanvolcanovolumewadwadswater flowwaterfloodwaterspoutwealthwhole slewworldworlds
Noun(17 words)
Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesin spateriver spatespate ofspate of crimesspate of emailsspate of events
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28 total sentences available.
The river is in high spate.
Source: tatoeba (3968547)
Tom had a back-to-base security system installed in his house, following a spate of burglaries in his street.
Source: tatoeba (4271284)
Thys Lepidium that Pliny & Paul [of Aegina] deſcribe⸝ groweth plentuouſly about the water ſyde that rynneth thorow Morpeth in Northumberland⸝ in ſuche places as great heapes of ſtones are caſten together wyth the myght of a great ſpat or flood.
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