thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇-zᵊn(d) 
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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Two Saturdays ago, citizens and immigrants across the country gathered and marched — including tens of thousands in downtown Chicago and the suburbs.
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
During the protests, thousands of people poured out into the streets demanding democracy and change for the island.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
There are articles broken out by brand and by subtopic, thousands of words devoted to the intricacies of scraping, stacking, sorting, eco-washing, half loads, knives, pots, plastic, and more.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
The recipe has been riffed on thousands of times, with people adding everything from pizza toppings to pickles.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
During the protests, thousands of people poured out into the streets demanding democracy and change for the island.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
There are articles broken out by brand and by subtopic, thousands of words devoted to the intricacies of scraping, stacking, sorting, eco-washing, half loads, knives, pots, plastic, and more.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
The recipe has been riffed on thousands of times, with people adding everything from pizza toppings to pickles.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇z-ᵊn(d)
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see number
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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