platefuls

noun

plural of plateful
as in loads
a considerable amount a degree in that field would give you a plateful of possibilities for a career

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platefuls
  1. loads
  2. tons
  3. dozens
  4. piles
  5. chunks
  6. quantities
  7. hundreds
  8. lots
Noun
  • Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The effect is something like an off-season approximation of a sidewalk, and, your winter climate permitting, sidewalk chalk (tons of it, for $18) is another good option.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The natural gas storage well failed and uncontrollably released nearly 100,000 tons of methane and other substances into the atmosphere for more than 100 days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • One night before his 29th birthday, Thompson scored twice in 15 seconds in the second period, skating around the Ducks’ inert defense for a breakaway third goal that sent a dozen hats flying onto the Honda Center ice.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • With more than a dozen flights landing Salvadoran military personnel and equipment so far, the unusual deployment has thrust Bukele into a direct confrontation with Haiti’s powerful gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • In Alexandra township, where the road to the River Park Library voting station is filled with potholes, leaking sewage and piles of uncollected waste on the sidewalks, many still came out to cast their ballot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Tech stocks have sagged as investors grow concerned over their ballooning debt piles at a time of rising interest rates.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Because the vulnerability affects almost 20 years of PHP, big chunks of internet history are in danger of being lost.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Pick from gummy bears, brownie chunks, M&M’s, marshmallows, and more.
    — Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • The physicist suspected that one function and one number might suffice to construct all 36 functions and quantities.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The exchange said the remaining 5% consisted of less liquid tokens that would take longer to source in the quantities required.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • The Illinois State Board of Elections removed both from the ballot, finding them hundreds of valid signatures short.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The takeover left millions of customers' savings and hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds in limbo.
    — EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • There is lots to discover, from a 17th-century military fortress to the almost 100-year-old Magic Fountains.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The proposal would speed up the sales of small, unused city lots by allowing community boards and borough presidents to review them at the same time without a final City Council vote.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lots
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