ABUNDANCES Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

abundances

noun

plural of abundance

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 Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026 According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025 If this is the case, then the greater abundances of calcium and aluminum in the farther part of the circumplanetary disk should lead to a thicker crust for the lunar far side as compared to the near side. — Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025 But if our models haven't treated abundances properly, the cooling time has likely been overestimated. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 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

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Noun

Engineering experts said the conversion project is complex and poses many challenges, which include making sure older buildings can safely support new loads and carving up office floors to accommodate residential living.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
More crucially, Illinois’ grid is well-equipped to deliver the large electrical loads needed to process AI and other data.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026

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Going forward, scientists still need to conduct broader lab tests on human cells in order to figure out how severely various quantities of 6PPD-Q contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 July 2026
There was the viral pleasure and even pride in seeing foreigners encounter Buc-ee’s with reverential appreciation or giddily experience industrial quantities of Mountain Dew Baja Blast at Taco Bell.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of quantities

Noun

The largest, the Koda Suite (named for Leo’s dog), which was once occupied by the Daunt family, is a terrific family option, with two rooms, two bathrooms, tons of space, and its own private pool entrance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Over several decades, hundreds and hundreds of tons — hundreds of thousands of gallons — of acid waste from the pesticide DDT and even DDT itself were dumped into the ocean off the Palos Verdes Peninsula and near Catalina Island.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of tons

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The data, compiled by ICE and processed by a UC Berkeley Law School initiative, sheds light on how the agency has operated in Sacramento, where dozens of arrests have taken place downtown and through administrative transfers at prisons.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
The money will finance dozens of routine but essential items, such as a new roof, a 24-seat school bus and outrigger canoes that will be used by military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Definition of dozens

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In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
Officials have said the pool most likely would need to be drained again for liner repairs after chunks of blue coating were seen floating at the surface.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of chunks

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In the heyday of the 1960s and ‘70s, the world’s oceans were sprinkled with hundreds of undersea habitats.

— Alex Harris July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The surge is coming right at the peak of the summer driving season, which could cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars more compared with this time last year.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

Keep the area around your home free from debris, such as leaf piles, mulch, and grass clippings.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026
Whether Spatial surrounds its reggae-toasting host with piles of drums, disorienting electronic beats, or locomotive rock music, Scratch abides as crooner, barker, mystic, meditation coach — whatever the moment requires.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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