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
If one of the most abiding lessons of that war is how quickly even relatively moderate amounts of general resentment can help produce a global catastrophe, then today’s popular views give real cause for alarm.
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Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The awards increase Blue Origin’s centrality to NASA’s Moon plans, both by flying large amounts of cargo, with a Mark 1 lander previously contracted to deliver the Viper vehicle to the lunar surface, and by supporting the company’s larger Mark 2 lander for eventual human missions.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Furthermore, customer service agents spend unsustainable amounts of time trying to piece together context for a single user’s issue.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Manchester United’s rollercoaster of a 2025-26 season drew to a close with surprising amounts of calm.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Now, six years later, large amounts of ceanothus, an evergreen shrub that tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars love to eat, have grown back.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Small clarifications can prevent large amounts of unnecessary interpretation.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Those amounts translate to roughly a half-cup to one cup of cooked beans, peas, or lentils.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
Details of the trial The jury saw copious amounts of evidence, including surveillance video of Caneiro's car leaving his home and returning on the morning of the murders.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The awards increase Blue Origin’s centrality to NASA’s Moon plans, both by flying large amounts of cargo, with a Mark 1 lander previously contracted to deliver the Viper vehicle to the lunar surface, and by supporting the company’s larger Mark 2 lander for eventual human missions.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Furthermore, customer service agents spend unsustainable amounts of time trying to piece together context for a single user’s issue.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Manchester United’s rollercoaster of a 2025-26 season drew to a close with surprising amounts of calm.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Now, six years later, large amounts of ceanothus, an evergreen shrub that tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars love to eat, have grown back.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Small clarifications can prevent large amounts of unnecessary interpretation.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Those amounts translate to roughly a half-cup to one cup of cooked beans, peas, or lentils.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
Details of the trial The jury saw copious amounts of evidence, including surveillance video of Caneiro's car leaving his home and returning on the morning of the murders.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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The company’s new Distillery Reserve Mars Single Malt Japanese Blend, arriving May 29 in extremely limited quantities, was created in collaboration with Mars Whisky and uses a process Bardstown says has never been done before at this scale.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Construction of such centers has boomed across the country, but the facilities use large quantities of power and water, which is needed for cooling.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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