quantities

noun

plural of quantity
1
as in loads
a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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2
as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantities At present, lithium-ion batteries excel at short-term electricity storage (hours), but hydrogen can be stored in large quantities in underground salt caverns for months, balancing seasonal swings in renewable energy production. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro of participating in a conspiracy that helped move massive quantities of cocaine into the United States by working with Venezuelan law enforcement officials to assist drug traffickers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Wednesday’s event in Kikuube, the site of a CNOOC project known as Kingfisher, signals progress despite legal and other setbacks since the discovery two decades ago of commercially viable quantities of crude deposits. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 This year’s Birthday Bourbon will be available at select retailers starting this month in limited quantities (SRP $200), now that the distillery’s initial sweepstakes to secure a chance to purchase a bottle has concluded. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 It will be released in limited quantities during London Fashion Week and available free at AllSaints stores worldwide. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 McCurdy has brushed off questions about the hazards by noting that even water can kill if consumed in excessive quantities. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026 But even larger quantities went unseized as agents in Albuquerque stood by and watched as drug couriers entered hotels with backpacks believed to be carrying as many as 100,000 fentanyl pills. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The drugs weren't taken in high enough quantities to die, the cuts weren't deep enough and the window wasn't high enough. — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantities
  1. loads
  2. amounts
  3. tons
  4. dozens
  5. chunks
  6. piles
  7. hundreds
  8. bundles
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Once the vitamins enter the tubules, the essential amounts (such as vitamins C, B6, and B12) are actively reabsorbed and returned to the bloodstream.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The development comes as Louisiana prepares for a wave of new industrial and technology projects that will require substantial amounts of reliable power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of amounts
Noun
  • The retailer’s massive shoe collection has tons of trip-ready styles, including water-resistant mules, best-selling sneakers, and flats designed for on-the-go wear.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As that year’s freshman class president, Miles’ father, George, was instrumental in assembling some 600 freshmen to lug into place 300 tons of loose rock left over from the stadium excavation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • Ross beat Secker by less than three dozen votes to become the GOP candidate in the House contest in Missouri’s 161st District.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • More than two dozen law enforcement officials, from crime analysts to chiefs of police, have been charged with violating their oaths of office and conducting unauthorized searches within the Flock Safety system in Georgia in the past few months.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Break up your exercise into smaller chunks, such as taking a brisk half-hour walk five days a week, or even taking three, 10-minute walks five days a week.
    — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Glossy tomatoes on the vine, a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano (party favors), piles of lemons, platters of antipasti, and dishes arriving from friends’ kitchens bring more life and color to a room than anything overly decorative ever could.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Reaching the tens of millions of barrels and hundreds of millions of dollars promised by the NABEP agreement will require a multi-decade operation, and partnerships with US and European energy companies.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • The locations 7 Brew purchased at auction come in two bundles, with 49 sites in group A and 24 in group B.
    — John Magsam Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the hero device, Dyson is positioning the CameraJet as the first piece of a larger Dyson Dental System that includes formulation bundles and, eventually, subscriptions for refills.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bundles

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“Quantities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantities. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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