as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Amazon has a reliable quilt that comes in dozens of colors, from a soothing light blue to a bright autumn orange.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Riley Armstrong only managed to squeeze in a pair of NHL games into a professional hockey career that spanned a dozen years.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
At least two people died and dozens were arrested in Morocco, the latest site of Gen Z protests that have rocked countries worldwide.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
At the height of the protests the demonstrators stormed and partially burnt the parliament in Nairobi and dozens of protesters were killed.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Riley Armstrong only managed to squeeze in a pair of NHL games into a professional hockey career that spanned a dozen years.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
At least two people died and dozens were arrested in Morocco, the latest site of Gen Z protests that have rocked countries worldwide.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
At the height of the protests the demonstrators stormed and partially burnt the parliament in Nairobi and dozens of protesters were killed.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
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Below, shop the best 52 deals on crossbody bags, cordless vacuums, throw blankets, and tons of other finds starting at $14.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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In central Wyoming on Wednesday, the government will sell 440 million tons of coal next to NTEC’s Antelope Mine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Same question, loads of responses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gregory then racked up a slew of credits in television throughout the decade, logging episodes of Gossip Girl, New Amsterdam, Private Practice, Two and a Half Men, Law & Order, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, The Act, Dollface, All Rise and Barry, among others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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There’s lots to explore in this East Coast vacation playground, including miles of bikeways and trails alongside a slew of parks and natural areas.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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On the software front, Amazon's baked in a bunch of AI features.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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The paper is a new way of combining a bunch of ideas that are already out there, but the method hasn’t yet been proven at scale.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Authorities in Maine are investigating a claim that hundreds of blank ballots for this year's November election were delivered to a woman as part of her Amazon order.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump sends California guards to Oregon A federal judge this weekend ruled that the president could not deploy 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland so the president ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops to deploy there instead.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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There’s lots to explore in this East Coast vacation playground, including miles of bikeways and trails alongside a slew of parks and natural areas.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Harlow & Hem's construction will also take away critical public parking spaces at the Blanchard Street lot.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These Prime Big Deal Days headphone deals sound pretty sweet to us.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the Finnish winger, who turns 29 this month, now looks to have some stability after signing an eight-year, $96 million deal upon his arrival in Dallas.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then began the process of trimming the pile down to a fraction of its size.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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