passels

noun

plural of passel
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach

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2
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the young couple helped a passel of students in the span of a few years

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3
as in loads
a considerable amount a whole passel of unauthorized software on his computer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passels
  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. loads
  4. batches
  5. groupings
  6. tons
  7. arrays
  8. bands
Noun
  • Using data from powerful telescopes, the show will send you zooming through space with images of star clusters, black holes and much more.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, several particles stick together and form larger clusters before sulfuric acid condenses around them.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • Nine of the 10 largest individual and family donors in CNBC’s overall top 20 groups are Republican-aligned, accounting for 86 cents of every dollar contributed by the top 10, according to CNBC’s analysis of FEC records.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Food safety officials swept into the kitchen, scrutinizing the tandoori ovens and expiration dates on batches of butter.
    — Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Zhou timed what happened between batches, and found that, during a six-hour changeover, only one hour was useful.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of groupings
Noun
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Movement analysis With tons of byes in the area, there wasn’t a ton of room for movement in the local rankings.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • These include propellant tanks, engine nozzles, nose cones, thermal payload fairings and advanced deployable solar arrays.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Link weighed nearly a half-ton at launch, with electric thrusters, robotic arms, and large deployable solar arrays.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Dennis and Rosa encounter all sorts of people, from feuding Take That tribute bands to Irish bachelorettes, comedians and bingo enthusiasts.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Isaias’ bands could drench Florida’s Panhandle and Big Bend with as much as 15 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
    — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bands
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“Passels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passels. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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