as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
More: Ascension Wisconsin plans to outsource staffing of its ICU doctors, raising concerns about patient safety
Ascension Wisconsin has more than a dozen hospitals in southeast Wisconsin and the Fox Valley.
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Tennessean reached out to a dozen school districts across Tennessee to ask about taxes and deductions applied to the bonuses.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
In total, Putin has held dozens of official and unofficial meetings with American presidents over the years.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As of the 2020 parole hearing, Drummond had more than two dozen disciplinary issues in prison, including possession of a deadly weapon, assault, refusing a drug test and gang activity.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Tennessean reached out to a dozen school districts across Tennessee to ask about taxes and deductions applied to the bonuses.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
In total, Putin has held dozens of official and unofficial meetings with American presidents over the years.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As of the 2020 parole hearing, Drummond had more than two dozen disciplinary issues in prison, including possession of a deadly weapon, assault, refusing a drug test and gang activity.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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This loveseat adds extra seating to a patio without taking up a ton of space.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Raleigh will be discussed below, but Kirk never strikes out, hits a ton of line drives and uses the entire field.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Choose from a slew of sizes and lengths, including short, regular, and tall.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other highlights from this year’s VMAs are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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And last season, despite that, the particular malaise has been our inability to hold on to single-goal leads (which resulted in a bunch of draws).—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Princess Josephine is the youngest of King Frederik and Queen Mary's four children and reportedly is the first of the bunch to go away to boarding school.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Facebook is already facing bipartisan lawsuits by dozens of states, including California, and hundreds of school districts across the U.S., accusing it of putting harmful and addictive social media products into the hands of children.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orlando Critical Mass, a gathering of hundreds of cyclists that meets at Loch Haven Park on the last Friday night of every month and takes over the streets, has faced challenges posed by riders riding recklessly into oncoming traffic.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Review your credit report, know your credit score and, yes, freeze your credit before stepping on a car dealer's lot.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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If Navy battle plans depend on fielding lots and lots of expendable craft throughout the Pacific, then the Navy had better get serious about building small craft on the west coast, at scale.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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He’s talked his way out of hostage situations and brokered deals to keep his colleagues alive.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Our government piles regulations on businesses and turns a blind eye as shoplifting ruins retail outlets.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Vrabel eventually tried to defuse the situation by taking matters into his own hands and jumping into the pile.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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So stir a couple squares in your morning oatmeal, sprinkle some chunks in a Greek yogurt bowl, or mix some chips into pancake batter for extra flavor—and fiber! 9.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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