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Meanings of full spate in English

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Usage of full spate in English
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And this week, its annual arts festival is in full spate.
The Irish Times
2
Not many people know it, but a general election campaign is in full spate.
The Irish Times
3
It was Sunday morning and the snowball battle of Clontarf was in full spate.
The Irish Times
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Sometimes rugby can be as hopeful and positive as Josh van der Flier in full spate.
The Irish Times
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With panic in full spate, it was imperative for him to be seen keeping calm and carrying on.
The Guardian
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Dáil reporters still blanch at the memory of trying to keep pace with Garret FitzGerald in full spate.
The Irish Times
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The wind was moving in them, and the commotion of their laden branches sounded like the river in full spate.
Complete Books of Blood
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Tuck waited until the festivity slowly resumed, and when the music and drink were once again in full spate, he rose.
Tuck
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Supplies were low, and where once there had been a pavement outside my door there was now a river in full spate.
The Irish Times
10
With Sinn Féin in full spate and a line of burly security men holding hands to form a tidal barrier, she rolled in.
The Irish Times
11
The cathedral and its environs proved to be as gracious as most such places are, and the beautiful river Wye was in full spate.
The Guardian
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The fall in U.S. housing is still in full spate and is unlikely to reverse for at least a year, if history is any guide.
Reuters
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