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Meanings of slew in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Portuguese
      virar

      Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.

          virar
          Portuguese
          escorregar
          Catalan
          relliscar
          Spanish
          resbalar

          Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.

                Related terms
                escorregar
                Usage of slew in English
                1
                A slew of recent research points to the need for urgent action.
                The Irish Times
                2
                A slew of guidebooks that set a new standard for quality followed.
                Rock and Ice Magazine
                3
                The Central Statistics Office unleashed a slew of economic data this week.
                The Irish Times
                4
                A slew of products now address the problem-butthey don't come cheap.
                Reuters
                5
                A slew of large issues is in the pipeline for this year.
                Reuters
                6
                A slew of large issues are in the pipeline for this year.
                Reuters
                7
                Markets are bracing for a slew of China economic data for May.
                Reuters
                8
                THR: You have a slew of new shows coming on this fall.
                Reuters
                9
                Sindolt and Hunolt and Ortwin the knight slew many in the strife.
                The Fall of the Nibelungs
                10
                Her most recent venture: stand-up comedy and slew of laugh-so-hard-it-makes-you-cry one-woman shows.
                Ebony
                11
                That brought a slew of new deals and partnerships, but also pressures.
                Radio NZ
                12
                Iran has refused to stop enriching uranium, despite a slew of sanctions.
                Reuters
                13
                But the Professor reminded the native that they only slew in self-defense.
                The Land of Mystery
                14
                What the new president did was issue a slew of Executive Orders.
                Radio NZ
                15
                The Declaration of slew the phantom of the divine necessity of kings.
                A Hero and Some Other Folks
                16
                Men crept up to the sentries, and slew them in the darkness.
                For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
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                Translations for slew
                Slew through the time
                Slew across language varieties
                United Kingdom
                Common
                Australia
                Common
                United States of America
                Common
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