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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Fellow Republican Bush also appeared in the recorded message with a rebuke of Trump’s efforts, noting that the cuts will drastically impact the landmark AIDS/HIV program started in his administration that is credited with saving tens of millions of lives globally.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Bryan Johnson has spent millions self-experimenting to slow aging.
—Lara Devgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Tens of millions of lawsuits would be needed by MAGA critics to end President Trump’s wrecking ball against due process and Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
During the Holocaust, Prager, at age 16, was one of millions who were arrested by the Nazis under Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which outlawed homosexuality.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Bryan Johnson has spent millions self-experimenting to slow aging.
—Lara Devgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Tens of millions of lawsuits would be needed by MAGA critics to end President Trump’s wrecking ball against due process and Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
During the Holocaust, Prager, at age 16, was one of millions who were arrested by the Nazis under Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which outlawed homosexuality.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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