as in dozen
a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of hundred
While hundreds of thousands of Syrians have returned from Lebanon since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024, many others remain reluctant to go back because of the lack of jobs and ongoing violence.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Erbert's heartfelt words resonated with hundreds of parents in the comments section, many of whom shared the new mom's sentiment and encouraged her to embrace every moment with her daughter.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Miami is a first-year market, and by the time registration closed in December, hundreds of Miami students had enrolled.
—Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Equipped with plastic litter grabbers, garden tools and colorful gloves, hundreds gathered Saturday in Wicker Park as part of a city-wide initiative to beautify public spaces for Earth Week.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Erbert's heartfelt words resonated with hundreds of parents in the comments section, many of whom shared the new mom's sentiment and encouraged her to embrace every moment with her daughter.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Miami is a first-year market, and by the time registration closed in December, hundreds of Miami students had enrolled.
—Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Equipped with plastic litter grabbers, garden tools and colorful gloves, hundreds gathered Saturday in Wicker Park as part of a city-wide initiative to beautify public spaces for Earth Week.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundred
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The college has so far bought up and started renovating more than a dozen buildings downtown; the college’s students will be the ones doing this work.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Homeowner Maha Amin moved three dozen sandbags from the trunk of her car to her driveway Thursday, bracing for more flooding in Des Plaines.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Instead there is much more Raimi-esque bleak humor, defenestration, a ton of bugs, and a frustrating plethora of clichés.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Driving the Prius was certainly fun, with a ton of power.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Warriors endured a slew of injuries – including losing Curry for more than two months until his recent return – during what was only their second losing season (37-45) in their 12 under Coach Steve Kerr.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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The video featured a slew of top talent that Ellison and his execs are in business with, including by Tom Cruise, Timothée Chalamet, Sherry Lansing, Gina Prince-Bythewood, James Cameron, Chris Pratt and Will Smith.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The squads have scrimmaged each other a bunch — and even have some connective tissue in Brandt Bronico, who is now with CLTFC but played for the Independence for a time — but never in a real setting like this one.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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