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 President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll from a strike on a village shelter and former school in southern Ukraine had reached 40, with dozens possibly still buried. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Brass directed more than a dozen films, including some shorts, in the years that followed, though none garnered the same fame (or infamy) as Caligula. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 Nearly 40 years later, dozens more have achieved the feat, including a couple that have raised the bar by breaking the 300 mph barrier, along with a few others automakers claim can do the same. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026 Nearly two dozen people were arrested by Los Angeles County deputies at a series of street takeovers that brought a group of people to the area from Northern California, according to authorities. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Nov. 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
  • Luckily, there are a ton of lightweight portable chargers at Amazon right now that also meet TSA’s current rules for traveling with batteries.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European countries reported that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of dollars.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • There’s also a slew of shops such as local fashion brand Carla Fernandez and Lengua Concept, a jewelry shop spotlighting Latin American designers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Famous for viral stunts that often leave him bruised, battered, or, in at least one instance, hospitalized, Peters has faced a slew of legal battles while documenting his physical transformation for his more than 2 million followers.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • Oppenheim and Fielder will rake in box-office millions and collect a bunch of prestigious awards, including a possible Oscar.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But our hands are full right now with a whole bunch of different things.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • The war has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The crash prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from 77 mobile homes in the area, county officials said following the NTSB briefing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hundred
Noun
  • There is lots to discover, from a 17th-century military fortress to the almost 100-year-old Magic Fountains.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Arlington Heights trustees in July passed a prohibition on charger installations in underground parking structures and those with residential space above, limiting them to open-air top floors of garages and surface lots.
    — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of lot
Noun
  • Any plea deal must be approved by a judge before it is finalized.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Evers said Crowley also played a large role in negotiations on a $500 million deal to upgrade the baseball stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers play and to keep the team in the city through 2050.
    — Maayan Silver, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • France’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter, adding to a pile of worries over the European power’s fortunes in the run-up to divisive presidential elections.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Mayo Clinic Health System’s holiday wellness guidance recommends planning ahead and setting limits before the stress piles up.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile

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