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
Social Security payment amounts are set to shrink unless Congress takes preventive action.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
While wind and solar can generate huge amounts of energy, their intermittency and non-availability during peak demand hours present a major challenge for nations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Even small amounts of mercury can cause severe damage to the nervous, digestive and immune systems, as well as to the lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Micron has benefited from the soaring demand for artificial intelligence chips, which require large amounts of memory.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The tech industry needs massive amounts of electricity.
—Michael J. Coren, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Looking ahead to early April, the Climate Prediction Center has forecast that DFW has a chance to receive above-normal amounts of precipitation, which is much needed as most of the Lone Star State is seeing drought conditions.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Ryugu contained roughly equal amounts of purines and pyrimidines, while Murchison was richer in purine nucleobases.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Massive amounts of wildflowers can still be found across the region, says Katie Tilford, director of development and communications for the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
While wind and solar can generate huge amounts of energy, their intermittency and non-availability during peak demand hours present a major challenge for nations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Even small amounts of mercury can cause severe damage to the nervous, digestive and immune systems, as well as to the lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Micron has benefited from the soaring demand for artificial intelligence chips, which require large amounts of memory.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The tech industry needs massive amounts of electricity.
—Michael J. Coren, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Looking ahead to early April, the Climate Prediction Center has forecast that DFW has a chance to receive above-normal amounts of precipitation, which is much needed as most of the Lone Star State is seeing drought conditions.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Ryugu contained roughly equal amounts of purines and pyrimidines, while Murchison was richer in purine nucleobases.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Massive amounts of wildflowers can still be found across the region, says Katie Tilford, director of development and communications for the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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For Ukraine, the technology could have particular value in artillery operations, where large quantities of ammunition must be transported and loaded repeatedly under combat conditions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chatbots such as ChatGPT are large language models that were trained on vast quantities of text, images and videos from the internet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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