MYRIADS Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

myriads

noun

plural of myriad

as in dozens

a considerable amount the car can be outfitted with a myriad of options

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Noun

That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Cal Fire continues to battle the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres in Calaveras County and destroyed over a dozen structures.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

After the smelter closed in 1997, the EPA estimated the plant and other factories had dumped 200,000 tons of lead dust — enough to fill at least 1,600 rail cars — across Omaha’s east side.

— Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026
Since Escola, who won a Tony for playing Mary, left the production, tons of famous faces have assumed the part including Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Maya Rudolph and Meg Stalter.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tons

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At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
As artificial intelligence fuels a new startup boom, debate for students over whether to spend years—and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars—earning a degree or dropping out to chase the next billion-dollar unicorn has intensified.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

Fans could choose from rows upon rows of cleats, stacks of polos, piles of official football jerseys, bins of socks and racks of helmets.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The fire chief, Gene Perreault, who was there during the walk-through, tells me the piles puzzled investigators.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

If the council approves the item, the property will officially be split into three residential lots.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
That would push the number of spaces operated by Bradley from its current 7,900 to nearly 9,500, spread across a garage and surface lots.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lots

Noun

Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of slews

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One such is Japan’s Santec Holdings, a maker of optical testing gear much in demand in AI data centers that use fiber-optic cables to transmit vast quantities of data.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The quantities are expected to support X-energy’s initial Xe-100 small modular reactors and TRISO-X fuel deployments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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