Run and Spate

Run

Run noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

Spate is a synonym for run in period topic. In some cases you can use "Spate" instead a noun "Run".

Nearby Word: running

Spate

Spate noun - A great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.

Run is a synonym for spate in series topic. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead a noun "Spate".

Nearby Word: spat

How words are described

brief brief run brief spate
new new run new spate
recent recent run recent spate

Both words in one sentence

  • Obvious Rule Patch After a spate of ties in the start of season 31 — most likely due to superchampion Arthur Chu offering so many ties during his run — the rules were changed so that ties for first are broken by a tiebreaker clue (which is also how ties are broken in tournaments).
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Spate and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/spate
Run & Spate. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/spate>.
Spate or Run. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/spate.
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