verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
man
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It looked as if the Elves would be slain to a man .
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The most serious allegation against him involved the November 1998 slaying of three men at an automobile body shop in Montebello.
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Homer says that he felt awe to slay a man who had been taught his divine art by the gods.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a slew of sth
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A whole slew of cheap motels are springing up west of town.
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He lost his hold on the bag and a slew of rice and chicken and ochre sauce splashed on to the carpet.
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It may embody a slew of things.
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No need for anyone to point out the unlikelihood of such a slew of benign effects occurring the same week.
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Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.
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The festive gala features a slew of activities for all ages.
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They had lost a slew of close games, were getting minimal production from their frontcourt and sporadic play from the perimeter.
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When the feud broke out into the open, it exposed a slew of corruption charges from both camps.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Coretta King is the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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That guy really slays me!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Pump Wagon is dependent on its crew for mobility, so once its crew are all slain it can not move.
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Hercules slew Diomedes first and then drove off the mares unopposed.
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Now, detectives are investigating the possibility that a fourth woman may have been slain by the retired Army sergeant.
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Roll two dice scoring 4 and 6 a further 2 men slain.
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Tens of thousands were slain, drowned by waves, buried by earthquakes, struck by magical lightning.
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You'd slay them you would!