Slew
noun
A large number or amount of something.
There was a slew of people at the concert.
Often appears as...
- a slew of
- slew of problems
verb
To turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
The car slewed to a halt.
Often appears as...
- car slewed
- slewed across
noun
A large number or amount of something.
There was a slew of people at the concert.
Often appears as...
- a slew of
- slew of problems
verb
To turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
The car slewed to a halt.
Often appears as...
- car slewed
- slewed across
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Large Quantity
Slew indicates a high volume but can be vague—exact number isn't specified.
After the sale, there was a slew of orders to process.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Variety
Often used when implying a variety or range within the large amount.
She had a slew of excuses for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Tone
Generally found in informal or spoken English rather than formal writing.
We've got a slew of games to play at the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Quantity
Slew indicates a high volume but can be vague—exact number isn't specified.
After the sale, there was a slew of orders to process.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Variety
Often used when implying a variety or range within the large amount.
She had a slew of excuses for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Tone
Generally found in informal or spoken English rather than formal writing.
We've got a slew of games to play at the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Quantity
Slew indicates a high volume but can be vague—exact number isn't specified.
After the sale, there was a slew of orders to process.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Variety
Often used when implying a variety or range within the large amount.
She had a slew of excuses for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Tone
Generally found in informal or spoken English rather than formal writing.
We've got a slew of games to play at the party.
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Can This Guy Zap Away...
to erase memories I'm going to psychologically vomit all over to you and give you a slew of memories that I would like erased and the other question is can you make my memory better people mostly want to get rid of sad moments in their life and people were happy ghosts how would you know what a happy moment
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The surprising decline...
and they slew all the males. And Moses said unto them, 'Have you saved all the women alive? Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him, but all the women children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.'"
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How to have better...
But that's how robust this moral reframing effect was. And we've studied this on a whole slew of different political issues. So if you want to move conservatives on issues like same-sex marriage or national health insurance, it helps to tie these liberal political issues to conservative values
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The many meanings of...
was not produced with a museum setting in mind. What happens to an artwork when it's taken out of its originally intended context? Take the example of Michelangelo's Statue of David, depicting the boy hero who slew the giant philistine, Goliath, armed with only his courage and his slingshot.
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This Is Your Brain on...
This is... this is an environment very different from our ancestral origins. And it's a relatively modern thing. So, how has this radical shift in lifestyle affected our minds and body? Well, there are a slew of studies chronicling the modern ailments that go along with the separation
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Why are cockroaches so...
many antimicrobial molecules. Cockroaches also have a slew of defenses against pesticides. When a non-resistant roach walks on a surface that’s been sprayed with a pyrethroid insecticide, for example, the results will likely be fatal.
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4 lessons from robots...
observe the results adjust the controls again and observe what happens we go through this several rounds and here's the result that's the inferred trijet task trajectory and here's the robot moving at this compute slew speed of the
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A 3-Part Plan to Take On...
And there's a whole slew of actions that cities are doing all around the world, short-term things, to protect people during the heat waves. For example, in Athens, we have created a smartphone app that gives you personalized
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein...
those calculations and observations but a whole slew of astrophysical observations at this point we think that dark matter is about 80 of the normally gravitating matter in the universe so it's totally weird
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Who owns your view? PIPE...
slew Abel you know what happens when you have good ideas and she said this is incredible we have to do this I swear nearly asked if she was mad the residence and we're doing it
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Can This Guy Zap Away...
to erase memories I'm going to psychologically vomit all over to you and give you a slew of memories that I would like erased and the other question is can you make my memory better people mostly want to get rid of sad moments in their life and people were happy ghosts how would you know what a happy moment
Video examples
The surprising decline...
and they slew all the males. And Moses said unto them, 'Have you saved all the women alive? Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him, but all the women children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.'"
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How to have better...
But that's how robust this moral reframing effect was. And we've studied this on a whole slew of different political issues. So if you want to move conservatives on issues like same-sex marriage or national health insurance, it helps to tie these liberal political issues to conservative values
Video examples
The many meanings of...
was not produced with a museum setting in mind. What happens to an artwork when it's taken out of its originally intended context? Take the example of Michelangelo's Statue of David, depicting the boy hero who slew the giant philistine, Goliath, armed with only his courage and his slingshot.
Video examples
This Is Your Brain on...
This is... this is an environment very different from our ancestral origins. And it's a relatively modern thing. So, how has this radical shift in lifestyle affected our minds and body? Well, there are a slew of studies chronicling the modern ailments that go along with the separation
Video examples
Why are cockroaches so...
many antimicrobial molecules. Cockroaches also have a slew of defenses against pesticides. When a non-resistant roach walks on a surface that’s been sprayed with a pyrethroid insecticide, for example, the results will likely be fatal.
Video examples
4 lessons from robots...
observe the results adjust the controls again and observe what happens we go through this several rounds and here's the result that's the inferred trijet task trajectory and here's the robot moving at this compute slew speed of the
Video examples
A 3-Part Plan to Take On...
And there's a whole slew of actions that cities are doing all around the world, short-term things, to protect people during the heat waves. For example, in Athens, we have created a smartphone app that gives you personalized
Video examples
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein...
those calculations and observations but a whole slew of astrophysical observations at this point we think that dark matter is about 80 of the normally gravitating matter in the universe so it's totally weird
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Who owns your view? PIPE...
slew Abel you know what happens when you have good ideas and she said this is incredible we have to do this I swear nearly asked if she was mad the residence and we're doing it
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Wil S. Hylton
American Journalist
The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct results of coal emissions. Coal produces ozone, which kills trees. Coal produces sulfates, which kill fish. No other park in the country has more ozone or sulfates than Shenandoah National Park.
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Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
Even having to do the amount of press that I have to do is dreadful and gives me so much anxiety. After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love', now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said.
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Ralph Norman
American Politician
Business creates jobs; government does not. Government creates a whole slew of jobs each time a new program or scheme is implemented, but always at the expense of the taxpayer. Small businesses invest in new businesses, which results in more jobs.
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Sitting Bull
Statesman
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
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Elizabeth Flock
American Author
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return of beloved '60s soul artist Don Bryant and pop star Kesha.
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Jane Green
English Author
I read so much about men who aren't what they seem, and particularly stories written by women who found out their husbands had a slew of secrets they knew nothing about.
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Johnny Knoxville
American Actor
I have a whole slew of doctors. I can count eight in my phone right now - eight different doctors, all for different parts of my body. I have specialists.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We do not wonder that there is conflict in the world. There is now, and has been from the time that Cain slew Abel, so much of hatred.
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Jermaine Dupri
American Musician
We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
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Wil S. Hylton
American Journalist
The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct results of coal emissions. Coal produces ozone, which kills trees. Coal produces sulfates, which kill fish. No other park in the country has more ozone or sulfates than Shenandoah National Park.
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Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
Even having to do the amount of press that I have to do is dreadful and gives me so much anxiety. After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love', now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said.
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Ralph Norman
American Politician
Business creates jobs; government does not. Government creates a whole slew of jobs each time a new program or scheme is implemented, but always at the expense of the taxpayer. Small businesses invest in new businesses, which results in more jobs.
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Sitting Bull
Statesman
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
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Elizabeth Flock
American Author
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return of beloved '60s soul artist Don Bryant and pop star Kesha.
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Jane Green
English Author
I read so much about men who aren't what they seem, and particularly stories written by women who found out their husbands had a slew of secrets they knew nothing about.
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Johnny Knoxville
American Actor
I have a whole slew of doctors. I can count eight in my phone right now - eight different doctors, all for different parts of my body. I have specialists.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We do not wonder that there is conflict in the world. There is now, and has been from the time that Cain slew Abel, so much of hatred.
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Jermaine Dupri
American Musician
We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
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