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
Sarkisian has coached plenty of explosive wideouts, from Steve Smith and Dwayne Jarrett at USC to a bushel of Alabama stars in Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle and Calvin Ridley.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Cornerback Trent McDuffie is being sent to Los Angeles for a bushel of draft picks.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Vintage bushel baskets are very handy in the garden.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, a bushel of soybeans sold for about $14.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Cornerback Trent McDuffie is being sent to Los Angeles for a bushel of draft picks.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Vintage bushel baskets are very handy in the garden.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, a bushel of soybeans sold for about $14.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushel
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Instead there is much more Raimi-esque bleak humor, defenestration, a ton of bugs, and a frustrating plethora of clichés.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Driving the Prius was certainly fun, with a ton of power.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The college has so far bought up and started renovating more than a dozen buildings downtown; the college’s students will be the ones doing this work.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Homeowner Maha Amin moved three dozen sandbags from the trunk of her car to her driveway Thursday, bracing for more flooding in Des Plaines.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Warriors endured a slew of injuries – including losing Curry for more than two months until his recent return – during what was only their second losing season (37-45) in their 12 under Coach Steve Kerr.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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The video featured a slew of top talent that Ellison and his execs are in business with, including by Tom Cruise, Timothée Chalamet, Sherry Lansing, Gina Prince-Bythewood, James Cameron, Chris Pratt and Will Smith.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The alleged family-run trafficking group conducted multiple sales of drugs including meth and fentanyl, often involving quantities of about one pound or more, prosecutors said.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Structural risks with the confinement system An uncontrolled failure of this internal shell would release large quantities of radioactive particles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The squads have scrimmaged each other a bunch — and even have some connective tissue in Brandt Bronico, who is now with CLTFC but played for the Independence for a time — but never in a real setting like this one.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The parking lot was surrounded by crime scene tape, and multiple evidence markers were spotted on the sidewalk near the parking lot next to a pair of sandals and piles of clothing.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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For everyone else, the towering pile of crises likely means higher food prices for the rest of the year.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Americans saw large chunks of their wallets get eaten up by soaring gas prices in March; however, consumers still had money left in the tank to spend elsewhere.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Offensive tackle Left tackle Ickey Ekwonu is on the final year of his contract and will miss at least a chunk of 2026 after sustaining a significant knee injury at the end of last year.—
Alex Zietlow
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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