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There wasn't an ample amount of respect.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
On the opposite side of the gridiron, Kansas didn’t exercise the same amount of aggression, attempting to run out the clock late in the first half and not attempting a fourth-and-7 trailing late in the fourth quarter.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
California adjusts lottery prize amounts based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
On the opposite side of the gridiron, Kansas didn’t exercise the same amount of aggression, attempting to run out the clock late in the first half and not attempting a fourth-and-7 trailing late in the fourth quarter.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
California adjusts lottery prize amounts based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amount
quantity
Noun
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In the meantime, Alonso will work with the options at his disposal — a group the Bernabeu board view as having great potential in terms of quantity and variety.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The agency did not specify the quantity or manufacturing dates.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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