as in dozen
a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of hundred
The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Other clips, including from the official Paralympics account, have hundreds of thousands of views.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Miami resident Madea Benjamin has been gathering supplies and recruiting hundreds of volunteers from all over the country for a humanitarian trip to Cuba, set to depart Mar 21.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Abu Musa is a tiny island located in the eastern Persian Gulf, hundreds of miles away from Kharg.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Other clips, including from the official Paralympics account, have hundreds of thousands of views.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Miami resident Madea Benjamin has been gathering supplies and recruiting hundreds of volunteers from all over the country for a humanitarian trip to Cuba, set to depart Mar 21.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Abu Musa is a tiny island located in the eastern Persian Gulf, hundreds of miles away from Kharg.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundred
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Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Reiner’s tribute was one of the emotional highs of the Oscars, Billy Crystal paying tribute to his dear friend and then being joined on stage by dozens of actors from Reiner’s movies, from Kathy Bates to Meg Ryan, Jerry O’Connell, Annette Bening and more.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Yet even though copper prices are near historic highs – over US$13,000 per ton on the London Metals Exchange – the profit margins are still too low and price swings are too volatile for companies to forecast reliable returns on the risky investment of building new mines.—
Adam Charles Simon,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pavvy—whose account recently gained 39,000 after her own negative experience with a major hockey equipment manufacturer sparked a massive wave of online support—had been receiving tons of messages about Heated Rivalry before the Olympics, with many fans looking to get more involved in the sport.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility Hotel Thaynes has loads of accessibility accommodations for those who require it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sagging Rooflines Heavy snow and ice loads can cause your roofline to bow or sag.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors generated a slew of open looks, but were unable to capitalize on the opportunities that their ball movement created.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The scientists used the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which collected a slew of health information from roughly 7,000 Americans every two years between 1999 and 2020.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The show had no stars, just a bunch of, then, very much unknown actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt, and Rupert Everett, but Thompson came up with the idea of presenting them as a new class of thespians, the rest is history.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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So there’s one guy who is on the sales side and then a bunch of people on the purchasing end.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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