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 Today, Earth is being heated by massive amounts of greenhouse gases being pumped into the atmosphere, leading to a gradual rise in average global temperature. Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Environmentalists and anti-AI activists argue data centers consume large amounts of water and energy, generate noise and electronic waste and create relatively few longterm jobs. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 This lender offers a loan calculator that shows you potential interest rates and monthly payment amounts. Kelsey Neubauer,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 After metastatic breast cancer advocate Brittany Beadle died, Kalver and other members of the community quietly began collecting small amounts of money for Beadle’s husband. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026 Advanced electronics continue to demand greater amounts of power and generate more heat inside increasingly complex platforms. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches, with maximum amounts of 5, are expected across the remainder of the Hawaiian islands. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Staying Ready Across Borders For travelers moving across countries, preparation doesn’t necessarily mean carrying large amounts of cash or abandoning digital payments. Td Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 The sheriff's office said that despite the measures, tiny amounts of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, can be extremely difficult to detect. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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  • But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The drugs weren't taken in high enough quantities to die, the cuts weren't deep enough and the window wasn't high enough.
    Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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