as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Instead, The president announced a 90-day pause to negotiate individual trade pacts with dozens of countries.
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Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Over the years, Rhett & Link have worked with dozens of major brands and were the first digital creators to be the focus of a Super Bowl TV ad in a 2018 spot for website-hosting service Wix.com.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2025
By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
But after auditioning around 300 actors and screen testing over two dozen, Gunn was at a loss.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Over the years, Rhett & Link have worked with dozens of major brands and were the first digital creators to be the focus of a Super Bowl TV ad in a 2018 spot for website-hosting service Wix.com.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2025
By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
But after auditioning around 300 actors and screen testing over two dozen, Gunn was at a loss.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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Like the Mario games, the Donkey Kong series has encompassed tons of different genres and gameplay styles throughout the years.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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During the 2024 The Championships, Wimbledon, the tournament served over 55 tons of strawberries from Hugh Lowe Farms just 31.5 miles from famed tournament—that’s over 2.5 million individual Grade 1 English strawberries of the Mailing Centenary variety.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.—
Paul Tibbitt,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Oracle has announced a slew of AI deals in recent months, including the joint Stargate venture with OpenAI and SoftBank to invest billions in bolstering AI infrastructure.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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As is tradition, Bungie threw in a bunch of weird lore stuff that has puzzles that need solving, but often some fun stories as well.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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And then there’s a bunch of teams in that (middle) lane.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The beach is a lovely place to camp out and wade while watching brave souls barrel-ride hundreds of feet across the sea, and it’s also conveniently located on the edge of the Puerto Viejo beach town, meaning there are plenty of amenities nearby, including the beloved Lazy Mon beach bar.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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John Winn, the state education commissioner, said hundreds of portable classrooms were rendered unusable and many schools had sections blown off their roofs and standing water in classrooms and hallways.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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There’s also lots to be learned by taking real, paying customers.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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There is a larger economy lot just east of Aviation Drive, with roughly 6,000 spots available.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Look for Alphabet to deploy the Buy and Link defensive strategies — vacuuming up promising AI advertising startups and offering discounting and packaging deals to extant search customers that want to experiment with the Google AI advertising platform.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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This could be a $6 million per season deal that doesn't pan out to being an impact addition.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Still, office space is the largest chunk of cash net operating income (NOI), at just over half.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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