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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all oddsadverb

    without question and beyond doubt

    "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

Wiktionary

  1. in spadesadverb

    To excess, a lot, considerably; without restraint.

  2. in spadesadverb

    Beyond doubt.

  3. Etymology: From the game of bridge in which spades is the highest suit.

Wikipedia

  1. In Spades

    In Spades is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, released on May 5, 2017 on Sub Pop Records.

ChatGPT

  1. in spades

    "In spades" is an idiomatic phrase in English language used to emphasize that something is present or being expressed to a very great degree or in large amounts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of IN SPADES in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of IN SPADES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of IN SPADES in a Sentence

  1. Damon Runyon:

    One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man, for as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider.

  2. Clifford V. Villalon:

    Cheating will always be a part of any game played. Play with hearts, you get struck by spades or swords. Cloves come in later to clear and refresh the air.

  3. King Farouk of Egypt:

    The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.

  4. Terry Greenwald:

    I found out when I got home that before my plane even left the ground on my departure, he was sneaking his girlfriend through the trees and into the apartment, to this day, it's something that comes up now and then as it was his first big chance to be grown up, and he blew it in spades.

  5. Wade Oosterman:

    The reason people sponsor sport is to connect to the ideals of sport, it's the joy of the game, it's competition, it's integrity and fair play, it's all those positive attributes - and thank God the Women's World Cup represents those in spades.


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