as in loads
a considerable amount
an abundance of flowers for the wedding grew up with an abundance of cousins
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Recent Examples of abundances
The measured abundances of the light elements throughout the Universe verified the predictions of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, while also demonstrating the need for fusion in stars to provide the heavy elements in our cosmos.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The other study – an independent laboratory experiment – demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The other study—an independent laboratory experiment—demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The other study – an independent laboratory experiment – demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The other study—an independent laboratory experiment—demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abundances
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The fest happened along the shore of the Eel River and featured loads of daytime activities along with the music by night.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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Planted in the fall, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) quickly grows to 12-20 inches tall, adding loads of nitrogen to the soil and preventing erosion.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Most of our supply comes indirectly from tritium decay in nuclear stockpiles, producing only modest quantities.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This popular Birdies shoe comes in tons of colors and fabrications; Meghan Markle is a fan of the style, having worn them in black on a Disneyland outing with her family.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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The next-generation Virginia class is 377 feet long with a displacement of 7,800 tons; the Los Angeles class, first deployed in 1976, measures 360 feet and displaces 6,900 tons.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The maintenance of this expertise took dedicated chunks of time that had to be spread over lengthy and secure careers.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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This shock vaporized chunks of the industrial bases of nations around the world, including the United States.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Early the next morning, out on Crotch Island, Ramos led Eglin and a few visitors down an old track littered with rusted machinery and piles of grout (the vulgate for waste rock) to an arena-size section of the quarry where the four men were already busy cutting stone.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Debris piles have replaced pews; the welcoming church has closed its doors; and the churchgoers’ mounting grief has swelled.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the flurry of AI deals announced during the month, with OpenAI at the center of many of them, turbocharged the stock market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Intel for months has been speaking with prospective customers and investors about similar deals, people familiar with the company have previously said.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.—
David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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States Say Huge Cuts Arbitrary In the new case, the suing states—led by Illinois and joined by California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and others—say DHS responded to Smith’s ruling by abruptly reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars away from them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Abundances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abundances. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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