as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Hurricanes kill dozens of people and cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually across a swath of U.S. states every year.
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Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Despite more than a dozen dangerous snakes, the department says lightning strikes cause more deaths in Texas than venomous snake bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
More than a dozen cancers are associated with obesity.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Despite more than a dozen dangerous snakes, the department says lightning strikes cause more deaths in Texas than venomous snake bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
More than a dozen cancers are associated with obesity.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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There are some youth, but there’s a ton of growth taking place.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Analyst Christopher Nardone recently raised his price target on the stock to $192 per share from $173 citing a slew of positive catalysts ahead.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 June 2025
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Despite winning a slew of competitions — including the European Title at age 13 and the World Championship at 15 — the only person Daley looked forward to seeing in the stands was his father.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The Panthers are likely to add a veteran to this bunch, but for now, Richardson seems to have a significant leg up.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The cinema sensation continued to bring in hundreds of millions internationally in the weeks to come — and even gained awards attention, including 10 Oscar nominations.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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For over 50 years, psychologist John Gottman, along with his wife and fellow psychologist Julie Gottman, conducted hundreds of studies on relationships and communication.—
Kelley J. Brower,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Colorless and fancy colored diamonds are overwhelming among the premiere lots at Sotheby’s New York High Jewelry auction on June 13.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The initiative works on over twelve thousand lots, and the results are striking.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Break the problem into manageable chunks through three forms of parallelism.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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