amounts

plural of amount
as in quantities
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?

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Recent Examples of amounts Garon notes that most people who bet on sports do so infrequently and with small amounts of money. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 While natural kratom contains only trace amounts of 7-OH, some companies sell concentrated or synthetic forms of the compound under brand names such as Magic 7OH and 7 O’Heaven for as little as $4 a pop. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing). — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Your car could become a grid asset Electric vehicles are one of the most obvious pieces of this puzzle because their batteries can store substantial amounts of electricity while the vehicles are parked for much of the day. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 The Controller’s Office spokesperson said the agency forgave the amounts because a three-year statute of limitations had passed to collect the debt in court. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 This option remains available, allowing enrollees to spread their out‑of‑pocket drug costs evenly across the year instead of paying large amounts upfront. — Joy Miller, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 The first meandering rivers and floodplains developed as tree roots stabilized soil and prevented its erosion, while at the same time locking away vast amounts of atmospheric carbon into the nascent soils. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 But economists are increasingly concerned about the mind-boggling amounts of Big Tech money committed to the AI data center buildout. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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  • The work could support future programs that require these materials in larger quantities.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Previous commitments to import certain quantities of goods, such as agricultural products, have not always been met in full, however.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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