as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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or dozen
as in hundreds
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
The Palisades Fire claimed the lives of a dozen people and scorched thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.
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Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Jesse Li,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium will grant $350,000 to two dozen Southern community organizations working in thirteen states.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
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Measures remain ongoing for two dozen more products.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
The Palisades Fire claimed the lives of a dozen people and scorched thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.
—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Noun
The same words land differently depending on the buyer, the quarter and a dozen invisible variables.
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Jesse Li,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium will grant $350,000 to two dozen Southern community organizations working in thirteen states.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
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So far this year, 17 tons of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have been seized in the Pacific region – more than three times the total across the whole of last year, according to the Australian Federal Police.
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines and essential supplies, were ready to depart for Caracas.
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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The bulk of this final season has the team dealing with this massive storm that’s created a slew of setbacks at a make-or-break moment for the restaurant.
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Goodfellas has posted a slew of international deals for Spanish directorial duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes breakout La Bola Negra.
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At the end of the first half of this double episode, Elizabeth Gaines (Linda Purl), advisor to the Vice President, is shot by sniper Tom Walker (Chris Chalk), Brody's fellow POW—and the VP and a bunch of other important people are put in a bunker along with Brody, who plans to blow them all up.
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Her must-have product out of the bunch is this plumping and firming serum.
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An additional 29 canine skulls, hundreds of bones, and 91 microchips were recovered from the scene, Honsal said during the June 29 news conference.
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The annual research project polls hundreds of podcast creators on their sentiment, pain points, and scoring for the major listening platforms.
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Sugar is at the forensic lab with the corpse of a man who looks an awful lot like Ji Moon but isn’t Ji Moon (courtesy of Shea Whigham as Tom Flybjerg).
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The tablets were labeled with more than two dozen lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from July 2026 to December 2028.
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In April, Anthropic was also hiring for a data center deal sourcing role in the country.
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Looking to shop more Prime Day deals?
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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But Carron happily pointed to a pile of recycled asphalt that has a different plan.
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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