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
  • The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple outbreaks, only one tied to lettuce Not all of these clusters have been linked to the same source, however.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • Brazilians lead the way in seven different age groups, from Philippe Coutinho at 16 all the way to Neymar aged 31.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that is to provoke a reaction and generate attention.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Older age statements, barrel-strength bottlings, non-chill filtration, single barrels, micro-batches and distinctive packaging led to sustained success in export markets like Japan and Europe.
    — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Election workers moved additional batches to a second high-speed scanner, but election officials say that system couldn't accept two batches with identical batch names.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • So on Friday, at UCLA’s second fall practice, the Bruins shifted around personnel and paired various offensive groupings.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Scale and proportion also play a major role in helping groupings look balanced.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
Definition of groupings
Noun
  • In the first half of this year, police reported seizing 80 tons of drugs, while in 2025 authorities confiscated nearly 215 tons, primarily cocaine.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered to send two planes loaded with 100 tons of aid.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • ThayerMahan’s systems use passive acoustic arrays to listen for underwater contacts rather than relying on the target to announce its presence.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Radio interferometers are arrays of individual dishes that work together as a team, like one large telescope with lots of holes in it.
    — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Both bands share a genre-bending approach, improvising to create performances that — in theory, at least — are singular.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These bands help biologists track and monitor the birds over time.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bands
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“Passels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passels. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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