as in ton
a considerable amount
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Recent Examples of bushel
Sometimes Carrington would have players over to their old house on Oakford Avenue in the Arlington neighborhood to shoot on the backyard court or to devour a bushel of crabs.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, when the trade war intensified and China turned away from U.S. soybeans, bean prices declined in the U.S. all the way down towards their cost of production of very roughly $9 per bushel.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
In November, 1875, the standard wage in Rock Springs was four cents per bushel of coal mined, which meant workers made anywhere from two to four dollars a day.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Wheat, milo, corn and beans all have a red arrow next to them showing price drops per bushel.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, when the trade war intensified and China turned away from U.S. soybeans, bean prices declined in the U.S. all the way down towards their cost of production of very roughly $9 per bushel.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
In November, 1875, the standard wage in Rock Springs was four cents per bushel of coal mined, which meant workers made anywhere from two to four dollars a day.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Wheat, milo, corn and beans all have a red arrow next to them showing price drops per bushel.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushel
Noun
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Since there is a ton of debate about which of The Pitt’s supporting players will get primacy in the Emmys race, this early step forward for LaNasa is worth remembering.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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There's not a ton of homework needed for this – most of the action is self-contained and most of the characters, B- and C-level MCU players, are explained on the fly.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Photo of the day: The Eagles have landed The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their recent Super Bowl championship with President Trump at the White House on Monday, though at least two dozen players – including Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts – did not attend.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Caribbean region had a strong showing this year, with nearly a dozen beaches across the area making the list.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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For 10 games in 11 days, the Guardians took a series from the Yankees, suffered consecutive drubbings against the Red Sox and Twins, had position players pitch on back-to-back days, sat through a three-hour, rain-free rain delay and cycled through a slew of relievers.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Luxury handbags, washing machines and jet engines are among the products about to become more expensive as a slew of European companies hike prices for American consumers in response to U.S. import tariffs.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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An exploding star, for example, blasts out huge quantities of material into space at exceedingly high speed.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the other important thing to know about rare earths is that—while they are used in a wide variety of products—those items typically only contain very small quantities, and often only in supportive roles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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But all of that is in peril this year as President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariff policies threaten to halt a big chunk of global trade.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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