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Recent Examples of hundreds
The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.
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Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in a tired-looking office painted in beige and brown, al-Abidin said his agency dispatched forensic experts along with officials from Civil Defense, the Sudanese Red Crescent and neighborhood committees in July to scour parts of the capital for hundreds of mass graves.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the war, hundreds of ships per day passed through it, carrying that energy to the global marketplace.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
Renowned Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice was heard in hundreds of Bollywood films and whose impact extended into the West, has died at the age of 92.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
The images—hundreds of them, detailed and lifelike and cinematic—were painted roughly more than 30,000 years ago.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Pharmaceutical companies must typically invest many years and hundreds of millions of dollars to win approval for a drug; partly for this reason, some promising treatments are never approved, and many arrive too late for people who urgently need them.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Factor in a tax multiplier for those who repeatedly spend past the salary cap, and payroll expenses can include hundreds of millions in taxes.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
On an afternoon in late March, the students in Nancy Ewing’s Atlanta home are working on an art form that nearly died out hundreds of years ago.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in a tired-looking office painted in beige and brown, al-Abidin said his agency dispatched forensic experts along with officials from Civil Defense, the Sudanese Red Crescent and neighborhood committees in July to scour parts of the capital for hundreds of mass graves.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the war, hundreds of ships per day passed through it, carrying that energy to the global marketplace.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
Renowned Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice was heard in hundreds of Bollywood films and whose impact extended into the West, has died at the age of 92.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
The images—hundreds of them, detailed and lifelike and cinematic—were painted roughly more than 30,000 years ago.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Pharmaceutical companies must typically invest many years and hundreds of millions of dollars to win approval for a drug; partly for this reason, some promising treatments are never approved, and many arrive too late for people who urgently need them.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Factor in a tax multiplier for those who repeatedly spend past the salary cap, and payroll expenses can include hundreds of millions in taxes.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
On an afternoon in late March, the students in Nancy Ewing’s Atlanta home are working on an art form that nearly died out hundreds of years ago.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundreds
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The Texas House Administration Committee has voted along party lines to order dozens of Democratic lawmakers to pay nearly $422,000 in fines and costs related to their decision to flee the state last year.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leone taught and codified dozens of complicated pick-stroke combinations, to give depth and expression.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to Archer Western, HDR’s design engineers failed to properly account for wind loads — including hurricane winds — in an initial, partial design for the signature bridge arches that the contractor used to calculate construction costs and time for its bid.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Central banks have been a dominant force in the gold market in recent years, buying more than 1,000 tons annually from 2022 — which marked the highest level of annual gold demand by central banks on record — through 2024, according to the World Gold Council.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to research from lighting brand Pooky, in cities like Las Vegas, households throw away over 547,000 tons of furniture per 100,000 residents annually—that's the equivalent of around 20,700 couches per day.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 Apr. 2026
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Evergreen has been forced to skip the burning of slash piles this winter because of a lack of snow.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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The binary lots also are still used today.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Several California cities have levied taxes on empty homes and lots, with varied success.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The molcajete maintains a more rustic bite, leaving behind juicy chunks of tomato and tender bits of onion.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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That means residents are seeing larger chunks of their paychecks going to utilities compared to people in other places.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Hundreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundreds. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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