Alexander Wolff
Synonyms
Noun
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Verb
Examples of ream in a Sentence
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
But their former Mazars accountant testified in October that his firm merely compiled reams of financial information provided to them by the Trumps and their company.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
Given the overwhelming amount of visual data, the unit’s engineers code algorithms to train computers to process and interpret the reams of data into actionable intelligence— everything from long stretches of desert to dense urban areas.
—Dan Senor, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023
Hiding in the reams of data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft are hints that Saturn wasn’t born with its iconic rings.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
Government lawyers offered reams of documentary evidence backing up their key witnesses, and defense attorneys appeared to struggle to poke holes in the prosecution’s case.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
Just check out the reams and reams of glowing reviews.
—Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
Getting a peek at audience dynamics on streaming hubs like Netflix, Max or Peacock isn’t as easy to do as sifting through reams of Nielsen audience results.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
Prosecutors have backed up that testimony with reams of documentary evidence.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
Teams reaming in the men's NCAA tournament face off Thursday night with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
Nelson remembers getting reamed by a coach for the cross-up.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
During our Wednesday phone calls, Freddie would ream me out for bad posture.
—Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
There are a multitude of tools to ream or swage the crimp out of the primer pocket.
—Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
But when you get reamed in a sketch or online or however, that s--t stings.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 22 Dec. 2019
Drenched in dread, Wyeth’s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences.
—J. Michael Lennon, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
During Pike’s first year as a starter, he was frequently reamed out on the sideline by Kelly for not making what Kelly thought was the correct read.
—Bill Koch, Cincinnati.com, 11 Oct. 2019
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Word History
Noun
Middle English reme, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic rizma, literally, bundle
Verb
perhaps from Middle English *remen to open up, from Old English rēman; akin to Old English rȳman to open up, rūm space — more at room
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Ream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ream. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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ream
1 of 2 nounream
2 of 2 verbNoun
Middle English reme "a quantity of paper," from early French reme (same meaning), from Arabic rizma, literally, "bundle"
Verb
probably from Old English rēman "to open up"
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