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Recent Examples of million
As Congress fights over the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, the healthcare of millions of Floridians is on the line.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Given their widespread use, more and more studies have been finding the chemicals in America's drinking water, meaning that millions of Americans are being exposed to them every day.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Need to Know Amazon Prime Big Deal Days has millions of discounts on your favorite fashion, beauty, home, travel, and kitchen items.
—Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Given their widespread use, more and more studies have been finding the chemicals in America's drinking water, meaning that millions of Americans are being exposed to them every day.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Need to Know Amazon Prime Big Deal Days has millions of discounts on your favorite fashion, beauty, home, travel, and kitchen items.
—Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for million
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Eilish is a big Grammy favorite, with a zillion trophies already on her shelf, but — come on — enough is enough.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are a zillion awards — find room for one more!—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Coral reefs are an essential habitat for marine species, vital for food security, contribute trillions to the global economy and buffer coastal areas from storms.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The gut microbiome refers to the trillions of microorganisms, including both good and bad bacteria, that live in your intestines.2 Factors like antibiotic use or conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease can disrupt this balance.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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The internet has enabled social media, e-commerce, streaming services, and online education – transforming human lives and creating a gazillion means of livelihood for human beings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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James Cameron is one of those gazillion viewers of KPop Demon Hunters.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
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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 Feb. 2026.
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