dozens

noun

variants or dozen
plural of dozen
as in hundreds
a considerable amount dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected

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Recent Examples of dozens At another stop, a few dozen faces crowded at the back of a coffee shop in Hampton, Iowa, just after the lunch rush. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Nationwide, a total of 21 executions have been carried out so far this year, including Thursday's, and nearly a dozen more are scheduled, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Murdaugh separately pleaded guilty to dozens of financial crimes and is serving concurrent state and federal sentences of 27 and 40 years. — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The half-dozen allegorical sculptures gathered in the new museum—The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice—were commissioned for Buenos Aires’s Palace of the Argentine National Congress in 1906. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026 The special dozen can be preordered on the Krispy Kreme website. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Happy Donuts closed in 2022 after 20 years, while the Elder Tree pub closed in 2024 after a dozen years. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozens
  1. hundreds
  2. loads
  3. tons
  4. piles
  5. lots
  6. chunks
  7. slews
  8. deals
Noun
  • The hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are now getting their insurance through the California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan will soon be paying even more.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • In the first half of this year, police reported seizing 80 tons of drugs, while in 2025 authorities confiscated nearly 215 tons, primarily cocaine.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered to send two planes loaded with 100 tons of aid.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • Furious at seeing piles of dead bodies, Wolverine unlocks a rage ability where his devastating attacks do even more damage.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system demanded piles of paper to ensure the never-ending influx of goods contained numbers that corresponded correctly, that actually checked out.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Indeed, the new tree ordinance includes tree replanting requirements that emphasize native species, along with minimum tree density requirements for plantings on single-family lots.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Of the 102 barrels on auction, Cabernet Sauvignon took the lion’s share, with 67 offerings in the mix, followed by Cabernet Franc, which was represented in nine lots.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of lots
Noun
  • The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This blend goes the extra mile with chunks of coconut cream and a mango-passionfruit purée.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of slews
Noun
  • Are the club working on multiple deals, especially for experienced players?
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The courses, Cristerna said, would have been useful in learning how to negotiate brand deals, maximize monetization opportunities and cultivate and keep an audience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deals

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