as in dozen
a considerable amount
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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or hundred
as in dozens
a considerable amount
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Recent Examples of hundred
Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
The blackout and communication breakdown led to hundreds of flights being delayed or canceled.
—The Hill, 11 May 2025
Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, at this point, the S23 and S24 phones are discounted by hundreds of dollars.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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Four people are dead and hundreds displaced after a fire at a multistory apartment building in Milwaukee Sunday morning sent residents jumping from their windows for safety.
—Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
The blackout and communication breakdown led to hundreds of flights being delayed or canceled.
—The Hill, 11 May 2025
Noun
With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, at this point, the S23 and S24 phones are discounted by hundreds of dollars.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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