slew
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- n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a slew of journalists - v turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- v move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- v kill intentionally and with premeditation
- But a slew of new studies published in 2007 suggests that the vitamin has a lot of other benefits: Diets high in D may ward off diabetes, gum disease and multiple sclerosis .
- Ordering take-out, finding phone numbers and a slew of alternative search engines.
- The league is learning the hard way that a microscopic foe can be much more imposing than a 300-pound lineman, as a sudden slew of staph infections has sacked several football .