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 Whole wheat toast offers measurable amounts of selenium and manganese, micronutrients that support reproduction and protect against cell damage. — Trista Chan, HEALTH, 12 Oct. 2026 Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data. — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 Achieve Personal Loans offers financing for debt consolidation, with amounts ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Democrats responded to the news by accusing Republicans of using vast amounts of cash to mask their shortcomings. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Widespread amounts of 1-2 inches of rain are expected from San Diego north to Riverside and Palm Springs, posing a risk for flash flooding on mountainsides, urban environments, and in the desert. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Through the weekend, Isaias is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, and southwest Georgia. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Garon notes that most people who bet on sports do so infrequently and with small amounts of money. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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  • Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Those criteria include having an adequate footprint, ground seismology and access to large quantities of water.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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