as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Hurricanes kill dozens of people and cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually across a swath of U.S. states every year.
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Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Despite more than a dozen dangerous snakes, the department says lightning strikes cause more deaths in Texas than venomous snake bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
More than a dozen cancers are associated with obesity.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Despite more than a dozen dangerous snakes, the department says lightning strikes cause more deaths in Texas than venomous snake bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
More than a dozen cancers are associated with obesity.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The Reserve’s storage facility features scores of private vaults capable of storing 25 to 60 tons of gold, which are stored in boxes and sealed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Noun
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It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
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With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The Panthers are likely to add a veteran to this bunch, but for now, Richardson seems to have a significant leg up.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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That’s a problem when leaders are tasked with navigating uncertainty, interpreting ambiguous data and making decisions that affect hundreds or thousands of lives.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Last year, the U.S. Justice Department indicted a North Carolina man named Michael Smith for using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs, then employing bots to stream the songs billions of times.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Colorless and fancy colored diamonds are overwhelming among the premiere lots at Sotheby’s New York High Jewelry auction on June 13.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The initiative works on over twelve thousand lots, and the results are striking.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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And to celebrate the holiday, restaurants across the country have deals and freebies.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Prior to the Darkchild deal, HarbourView had acquired rights from major artists, writers and producers, including T-Pain, Pat Benatar, Kane Brown, Luis Fonsi, James Fauntleroy, Wiz Khalifa and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, among others.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Break the problem into manageable chunks through three forms of parallelism.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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