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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Regardless, this is big news in and of itself, including for the millions of users who rely on Claude for business process engineering or anything else.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
During China’s Great Leap Forward, village officials, under intense pressure to meet agricultural-production standards, routinely inflated their figures, further driving up targets and contributing to a famine that caused tens of millions of deaths.
—Fergus McIntosh, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Wildfires in Canada are leaving a trail of smoke across the northern United States and prompting local authorities to issue health warnings for millions of people because of poor air quality.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The data center will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for Mooresville, Iredell County and local public schools over 20 years, according to Mooresville Technology Park.com.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
During China’s Great Leap Forward, village officials, under intense pressure to meet agricultural-production standards, routinely inflated their figures, further driving up targets and contributing to a famine that caused tens of millions of deaths.
—Fergus McIntosh, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Wildfires in Canada are leaving a trail of smoke across the northern United States and prompting local authorities to issue health warnings for millions of people because of poor air quality.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The data center will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for Mooresville, Iredell County and local public schools over 20 years, according to Mooresville Technology Park.com.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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