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spate
[ speyt ]
noun
- a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
a spate of angry words.
- British.
- a flood or inundation.
- a river flooding its banks.
- a sudden or heavy rainstorm.
spate
/ ɪ /
noun
- a fast flow, rush, or outpouring
a spate of words
- a sudden flood
the rivers were in spate
- a sudden heavy downpour
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spate1
Example Sentences
Cole’s death, if determined to be a homicide, would be the latest in a spate of violent deaths at California prisons.
His queerness is a welcome afterthought, divergent from a spate of gay homecoming films that hinge their narratives on a character’s struggle to come out or be themselves around their family.
Grainger arrived at UK Sport in 2017 with the British high performance system and its "no-compromise" approach, linking funding to medal potential, under intense scrutiny amid a spate of athlete welfare controversies.
The force said it understood the spate of crimes was having a "significant impact" on residents.
Meanwhile, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, a restaurant owner turned detective took matters into his own hands after a spate of burglaries by secretly placing a tracker in a wheel of Brie.
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