scads
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of scads
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Scads of photographers were on the job that day and, inevitably, certain subjects — political leaders, visiting celebrities — were the focus of many cameras, including Mr. Somerstein’s.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2015
Scads of civil wars, regional wars, and wars of national liberation were, in some sense, “proxy wars” in the titanic struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2014
Scads of data that is central to the IoT–people always cite the satellite GIS information as an example–comes from government sources.
From Forbes • Feb. 27, 2014
Scads of movies starts reminisced about the first movies they saw, the projects they worked on, the reasons that movies touched their hearts.
From Time • Feb. 27, 2012
Scads of new laborers were needed to churn out nearly eighteen thousand engines in two years.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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