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
As on Earth, these data centers would require massive amounts of power.
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Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Two gummy brands reportedly contained only trace amounts so little that hundreds or even thousands of gummies would be needed to reach a standard 5-gram dose.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The National Weather Service says there is a 70% chance of precipitation during the day, with rainfall amounts generally between one-tenth and one-quarter of an inch.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The metal plays a critical role in solar panels, electric vehicles, consumer electronics and energy infrastructure, and many analysts expect those industries to require increasing amounts of silver in the years ahead.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Micro-channel tech The rapid advancement of high-performance AI chips has created a severe energy crisis for data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity both to power intensive computations and to cool down the resulting heat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Companies worried about rising compute costs would seek protection from higher prices, while providers with large amounts of capacity could hedge against the risk of prices falling.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 June 2026
And, in those plans, nothing except preventive services and up to three primary care visits are covered before the consumer must meet the new higher deductible amounts, the point at which insurance will kick in.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Both had raised similar amounts of money.
—Mathew Miranda
june 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Two gummy brands reportedly contained only trace amounts so little that hundreds or even thousands of gummies would be needed to reach a standard 5-gram dose.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The National Weather Service says there is a 70% chance of precipitation during the day, with rainfall amounts generally between one-tenth and one-quarter of an inch.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The metal plays a critical role in solar panels, electric vehicles, consumer electronics and energy infrastructure, and many analysts expect those industries to require increasing amounts of silver in the years ahead.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Micro-channel tech The rapid advancement of high-performance AI chips has created a severe energy crisis for data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity both to power intensive computations and to cool down the resulting heat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Companies worried about rising compute costs would seek protection from higher prices, while providers with large amounts of capacity could hedge against the risk of prices falling.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 June 2026
And, in those plans, nothing except preventive services and up to three primary care visits are covered before the consumer must meet the new higher deductible amounts, the point at which insurance will kick in.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Both had raised similar amounts of money.
—Mathew Miranda
june 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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Import records show the Esparto compound brought in significant quantities of both consumer and display-grade fireworks for years.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Investigators later recovered photographs showing large quantities of ammunition, two plate carriers loaded with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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