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 The companies are targeting data centers, industrial facilities and other users that require large amounts of reliable power. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 The immense gravitational influence of these black holes generates incredible amounts of friction in the accretion disk, causing the objects to glow brightly as AGNs. Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026 One of the reasons that global oil prices haven’t risen higher in recent months is that Saudi Arabia has still been able to export large amounts of Gulf oil via the Red Sea instead. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026 And big tech firms are borrowing huge amounts of cash to plow into data center construction while the federal government is still running large yearly budget deficits. ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Those amounts can rise over successive renewals as companies accept larger retentions to control premiums or carriers tighten coverage terms. Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Russia’s sizable military has enough manpower to sustain a war of attrition and enough productive capacity to generate massive amounts of missiles and drones. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Such counterfeit pills have repeatedly been found laced with fentanyl, which can be deadly when taken in small amounts. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Inference refers to the actual running of AI versus training, where huge amounts of data are used to improve the underlying models. Samantha Subin,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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  • Research published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science (2011 study) showed that hair absorbs measurable quantities of both minerals from water alone.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For some time, Hadid has sold limited quantities of vintage jeans alongside her core sweater offering, with consistent success.
    Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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