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
By then, California officials said people had already begun receiving their full benefit amounts, including in Sacramento County.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Alphabet shares are beating Meta Platforms shares by more than 40 percentage points year to date, for instance, with the disparity coming down almost entirely to investors' current level of faith in each company's smarts in deploying similar amounts of data-center capex.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The heaviest amounts will be near the Marquette/Alger county line and the higher areas of Marquette County, which could get up to 8 inches.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Drinking large amounts may lead to high blood sugar or tooth decay.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
North American fans always get the pleasure of seeing Crosby play in person, but there are remarkable amounts of Penguins fans around the globe.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The situation highlights the growing threat that increasing amounts of space debris, also called space junk, poses to spacefarers and key orbital infrastructure.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The funding amounts approved for the current school year are $6,864 per student and $7,627 for each former recipient of the Succeed Scholarship, according to the Education Department.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
Zee's research shows even small amounts of light while sleeping can have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Alphabet shares are beating Meta Platforms shares by more than 40 percentage points year to date, for instance, with the disparity coming down almost entirely to investors' current level of faith in each company's smarts in deploying similar amounts of data-center capex.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The heaviest amounts will be near the Marquette/Alger county line and the higher areas of Marquette County, which could get up to 8 inches.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Drinking large amounts may lead to high blood sugar or tooth decay.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
North American fans always get the pleasure of seeing Crosby play in person, but there are remarkable amounts of Penguins fans around the globe.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The situation highlights the growing threat that increasing amounts of space debris, also called space junk, poses to spacefarers and key orbital infrastructure.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The funding amounts approved for the current school year are $6,864 per student and $7,627 for each former recipient of the Succeed Scholarship, according to the Education Department.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
Zee's research shows even small amounts of light while sleeping can have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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Build a live, searchable directory of Lagos fashion capacity—minimum order quantities, lead times, specializations—and connect it to wholesale marketplaces and diaspora retail partners.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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This tea contains caffeine, and drinking large quantities of it may cause side effects.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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