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
Kenedee Fowler, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the country’s name was a contrivance, borrowed from an empire that had flourished a thousand years earlier and hundreds of miles away, in what is now Mauritania and Mali.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
China, in particular, has in recent years alarmed Washington with its rapid progress in chip and AI technologies, prompting the blacklisting of Huawei in 2019 and hundreds of others in subsequent years.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sweaters Under $40 Sweater weather is in full swing, and Amazon has hundreds of comfy and cute sweaters for under $40.
—Kenedee Fowler, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the country’s name was a contrivance, borrowed from an empire that had flourished a thousand years earlier and hundreds of miles away, in what is now Mauritania and Mali.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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This year’s market will feature more than 100 projects ready to be unveiled to potential partners and a roster of timely panels as hundreds of top execs are expected in the Eternal City.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
China, in particular, has in recent years alarmed Washington with its rapid progress in chip and AI technologies, prompting the blacklisting of Huawei in 2019 and hundreds of others in subsequent years.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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