million

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Recent Examples of million Traders are spending millions on $250 calls, according to Bloomberg data, betting that a stock already up 62% in three days climbs another 20%. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 June 2026 Less than 30 minutes into the session, SpaceX options are already the third-most traded among single stocks, behind Tesla and Nvidia, which typically trade millions of contracts and over $1 billion a day. Oliver Renick, CNBC, 16 June 2026 The story, which drew from an internet meme across Reddit and 4chan, amassed tens of millions of views in weeks and the series has since accumulated more than 220 million views as of Sunday. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The Left wants amnesty for the millions of people already in the country and the Right wants criminals deported and a secure border to prevent the next 10 to 20 million from entering illegally. Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for million
Recent Examples of Synonyms for million
Noun
  • The second, now promoted by a zillion MAGA podcasts, is a postapocalyptic hellscape of sclerotic socialism, repressed speech, and rampaging Muslims.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • Final Thoughts Today’s kids have a zillion shows at their fingertips, a limitless library available on their screen of choice 24/7.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 3% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to justify that exorbitant cost.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • By 2032 the distance between what the rails can clear and what the market sends through them will be measured in trillions.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Probably off filming one of her gazillion movies coming out this year.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There are, of course, what feels like a gazillion films, documentaries, and interviews about the King of Pop, but not yet a definitive biopic that reflects his place in our cultural memory.
    Steven Gray, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Nets will have full Bird rights on him in addition to their jillions in cap space.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • But my mom loved these showy trees with the colorful crepe-papery flowers, as did my grandmother, and about a billion-jillion other SoCal residents who have planted them in yards, around businesses and along many city streets.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/million. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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