Synonym: batch, deal, flock, freshet, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, rush, sight, slew, stack, surge, tidy sum, upsurge, wad, whole lot, whole slew. Similar words: patent, anticipate, participate, spark, space, newspaper, Hispanic, Spanish. Meaning: [speɪt] 
n. 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2. a sudden forceful flow 3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow.
n. 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2. a sudden forceful flow 3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow. 
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31 Some Johannesburg hotels provided armed escorts for their guests after a spate of muggings recently.
32 The company has yet to respond to the recent spate of lawsuits filed against it.
33 Some of these riverbank cave entrances are submerged when the river is in spate making their underground passages subject to sudden flooding.
34 He blamed what he called the painful kick-back of recent economic problems for the latest spate of job losses.
35 Police say the arrests follow a spate of crimes in the area.
36 Now, the few timbers remaining after a spate of attacks in the last two months have been replaced with metal panels.
37 The A66 has become a cause for deep concern among local residents following a spate of accidents in recent months.
38 The campaign came in response to a spate of fatal stabbings and involved extra police officers being drafted in to patrol late-night trouble spots.
39 Detectives are investigating a spate of thefts from a new housing development in Derry.
40 The original design of six arches was rejected because of spate flow volumes in the river.
41 He banged on the door again, broke into another spate of tears,(sentencedict.com) then trailed off into silence.
42 The review was prompted by a spate of jail suicides.
43 Milan: Operators reacted with frustration to a spate of new capital increase operations announced late last week.
44 Homeowners have reported a spate of vandalism, break- ins, thefts, and other crimes that they attribute to illegal immigrants.
45 Even model Naomi Campbell appeared at the last spate of runway shows in New York with a swinging dark-blond weave.
46 The spate of incidents may provide a clearer picture of changes that might be needed in those regulations.
47 Police say extra vigilance has helped to kerb the recent spate of attacks on horses.
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48 Police are investigating a spate of muggings that took place on the campus last week.
49 Read in studio Gloucestershire Police are warning that a spate of rave parties will put their budget in the red.
50 Even so, Lieberman's selection triggered an instant spate of hate messages on rightwing and racist websites.
51 However, our recent spate of hot summers and mild winters seems to be redressing the balance somewhat.
52 The task force was formed following a spate of major scandals in the apparel industry.
53 Quite apart from the spate of redundancies that began in 1990, turnover in saleroom experts is fairly high at the lower levels.
54 The current spate of reports on the schools criticizes parents for not involving themselves in the education of their children.
55 Val was becoming increasingly worried by the spate of vicious attacks on horses.
56 Earnings from the recent spate of rights issues and flotations will be fat.
57 After a recent spate of arrests, Figueroa said publicly that he did not expect more.
58 Read in studio Detectives are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies at the homes of old-age pensioners.
59 Response to this criticism was a spate of reports and committees culminating in radical reform and reorganization of the system.
60 They were arrested after a spate of attacks by the Animal Liberation Front.