dozen

noun

ˈdə-zᵊn How to pronounce dozen (audio)
Definition of dozennext
as in ton
a considerable amount dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected

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Recent Examples of dozen But its revenues fell year-on-year by 24% due to lower crude oil prices in the dozen or so months that preceded the onset of the Iran war this year. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 That run includes over a dozen shows opening for Kurt Vile and the Violators, as well as their own headlining leg in Australia. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026 The situation is grim on its own, given the complexity of Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation and the home to dozens of different ethnic groups. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 The news conference, attended by more than a dozen parents, was organized by California Rising, a nonprofit that describes itself as advocating for public safety, and cleaner, stronger neighborhoods. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dozen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
  1. ton
  2. loads
  3. slew
  4. bunch
  5. hundred
  6. lot
  7. deal
  8. pile
Noun
  • Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is here and there are tons of deals to take advantage of.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dry air, tons of sunshine and light winds will set up a gorgeous fall day.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have pursued a slew of criminal cases against protesters involved in those demonstrations, though many of the cases have been dismissed, reduced to misdemeanor charges or rejected by grand juries.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The sets also each come with a presentation box with a slew of accessories in their respective colorways, including a loupe, a travel pouch, and a cardholder.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • So Sherman bought a bunch of funky fabric and cheap rhinestone jewelry and recreated the poses herself, as only the great artist of our postmodern age could.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, the first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, remains the best of the bunch, but there’s some value and fun in Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade too (and even parts of Crystal Skull.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • El Niño is a natural climate pattern that has far-reaching impacts across the planet, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After that announcement, word quickly spread in La Guajira that the men might be from the Wayúu community that has inhabited this desert for hundreds of years.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hundred
Noun
  • There is a staff meeting set on the Warners lot today, and a meeting with the press later on.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Since the first film opened in summer 2007, the franchise has become of the biggest properties on the Paramount lot.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lot
Noun
  • Interestingly enough, some of the most worth-it Prime Day deals this year are affecting the footwear category.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In many cases, Americans aren’t getting the best deals compared with the rest of the world.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • Dozens of protesters, many of them young, dressed in black and wearing masks, threw rocks and firecrackers at police at the central Brussels railway station, before setting several fires, one to a pile of city bikes and electric scooters.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Pictures show divers working among piles of ancient pottery, with ceramic plates and bowls scattered across the sandy seabed.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile

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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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