million
noun
mil·lion
ˈmi(l)-yən 
plural millions or million
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
millions of cars on the road
3
: the mass of common people
—used with the
million
adjective
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
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The relationship deteriorated further after Horvath and her colleagues voted to shift hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county partnership, and into a new county agency on homelessness.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the next 10 months, Colorado voters can expect to see millions of dollars’ worth of ads fill airwaves and mailboxes as supporters of candidates and causes — some disclosed, others anonymous — seek to push their point of view.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Moreover, the real leverage in drug pricing lies not with individual consumers but with large employers and plan sponsors who negotiate on behalf of millions of covered lives.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The relationship deteriorated further after Horvath and her colleagues voted to shift hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county partnership, and into a new county agency on homelessness.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the next 10 months, Colorado voters can expect to see millions of dollars’ worth of ads fill airwaves and mailboxes as supporters of candidates and causes — some disclosed, others anonymous — seek to push their point of view.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Moreover, the real leverage in drug pricing lies not with individual consumers but with large employers and plan sponsors who negotiate on behalf of millions of covered lives.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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