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
The key fertilizer urea is up 25% to 30%, with nitrogen and potassium fertilizer costs similarly elevated, just as farmers are receiving their lowest cost per bushel in 17 crop years.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
The former soccer star took to her Instagram Stories to share even more pictures, including her family of five posing by a bushel of flowers.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
At the time of the explosion, the elevator was reportedly half full of 40,000 to 50,000 bushels of millet, wheat and milo — offering a glimpse of the scale of operations there.
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Marissa Luck,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
The former soccer star took to her Instagram Stories to share even more pictures, including her family of five posing by a bushel of flowers.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
At the time of the explosion, the elevator was reportedly half full of 40,000 to 50,000 bushels of millet, wheat and milo — offering a glimpse of the scale of operations there.
—
Marissa Luck,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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.
—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushel
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So far this year, 17 tons of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have been seized in the Pacific region – more than three times the total across the whole of last year, according to the Australian Federal Police.
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines and essential supplies, were ready to depart for Caracas.
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On a Monday evening in Cranford, dozens of families gather around a 40-foot-TV to teach their children a lesson about screens.
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The city's Department of Building and Safety opened the probe on June 17, the same day a fire tore through dozens of solar panels on the roof of the 500,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights.
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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The bulk of this final season has the team dealing with this massive storm that’s created a slew of setbacks at a make-or-break moment for the restaurant.
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Goodfellas has posted a slew of international deals for Spanish directorial duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes breakout La Bola Negra.
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The traditional approach, stocking warehouses with large quantities of pre-sized boxes, hasoften led to inefficiencies.
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That led to the creation of Scrumpt, a bakery centered on quality over quantity and Southern nostalgia.
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At the end of the first half of this double episode, Elizabeth Gaines (Linda Purl), advisor to the Vice President, is shot by sniper Tom Walker (Chris Chalk), Brody's fellow POW—and the VP and a bunch of other important people are put in a bunker along with Brody, who plans to blow them all up.
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Her must-have product out of the bunch is this plumping and firming serum.
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Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.
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Instead, the pile keeps growing and the mornings keep getting harder.
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Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Foreman had infamously had chunks of his body cut and carved out before he was killed.
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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