as in dozen
a considerable amount
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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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
Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Snow and heavy rain in Afghanistan often trigger flash floods that kill scores or even hundreds of people at a time.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 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
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Noun
Certain years there will be hundreds of people, other years less, but there is always a group ready to toast spring.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Snow and heavy rain in Afghanistan often trigger flash floods that kill scores or even hundreds of people at a time.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
In the Tuskegee syphilis study, hundreds of Black men were left untreated without their knowledge over a 40-year period.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 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
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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