as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration reviewed more than two dozen provisional ballots and absentee vote-by-mail ballots with mismatched signatures to determine if they should be accepted or rejected at its Thursday meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The last dozen or so episodes were stacked with impressive guest lineups that included former President Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Noun
Letters signed by dozens of local officials, legislators from both houses, environmental groups and clean energy businesses have flooded in to try to save the program.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration reviewed more than two dozen provisional ballots and absentee vote-by-mail ballots with mismatched signatures to determine if they should be accepted or rejected at its Thursday meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The last dozen or so episodes were stacked with impressive guest lineups that included former President Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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About 7,000 vessel passages occur each year, moving more than 86 million tons of cargo.—
Victoria E. Freile,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Damien Lewis and Rob Hunt are Pro Bowl-level starters, but their backups leave a ton to be desired.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Scouts spend hundreds of days on the road each year—long drives, cheap hotels, fast food.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Cairo has leveraged the Suez Canal’s strategic location to host many subsea cables linking Europe and Asia, generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually in transit and licensing fees.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Levi’s went on a prolific streak of collaborations by releasing three collections with Nike and Jordan Brand from last July through January, and during that time and onward denim has been popping up on loads more in-line releases under the Nike umbrella.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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There’s plenty of space in the rear too, with loads of head and legroom for adult passengers.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Beatbot iSkim Robotic Pool Skimmer Deal Beatbot's entry-level pool skimmer is an extremely capable machine, with a large nine-liter basket to hold tons of leaves and debris.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Every year, the global food industry generates millions of tons of oyster shells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Deal with any paper piles or other clutter.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
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But spending big piles of cash on getting Starship to work is part of a longer-term strategy, SpaceX states in its prospectus.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Young vandals have been suspected in a slew of subway thefts in recent months.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Neighbors shared a slew of security camera footage from various incidents, showing masked suspects approaching their homes and stealing packages, taking things from truck beds and breaking into mailboxes.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Be sure to book a room on a high floor facing the Ponte Estaiada Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, which is the most interesting of the bunch here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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While Rickie Fowler and Ludvig Åberg chatted with their caddies, DeChambeau took a bunch of practice swings and chomped on a piece of beef jerky with more aggression than even chewy meat merits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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There are lots of different reasons for this very same behavior.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Floor-to-ceiling windows let in lots of natural light, the blackout curtains work well, and the beds are both supportive and plush.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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