quantities

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 Bad-for-you fats are pretty hard to obtain in dry, low weight at high quantities, so you’re backed into eating good-for-you fats anyway. Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Some people even enjoy minute quantities as a recreational drug. Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 All quasars involve supermassive black holes surrounded by vast quantities of material upon which the black holes feed. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The Air Jordan 17 Retro Low SP Metallic Silver is scheduled to be released in limited quantities on April 12 for a retail price of $245 from Nike’s Snkrs app and select Nike Nbhd retailers. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 Photons can carry enormous quantities of information at high speed while generating far less resistive heating along the way. New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 Investigators allege that Abbatiello and Robinson were the main suppliers for the criminal organization, making regular trips to Philadelphia and New York for large quantities of cocaine. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The two made regular trips to Philadelphia and New York for large quantities of cocaine, investigators said. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The system could also help operators identify changes in material quantities without having to rely as heavily on manual measurements. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantities
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some of that drizzle returned in lesser amounts Monday morning, according to the weather service.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two of them, who were the main suppliers, made routine trips to Philadelphia and New York to get large amounts of cocaine, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • So far this year, only 256 tons have been exported, at a value of $100,000.
    ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Inwood Fire Department said dozens of cabanas were damaged or destroyed at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In early August, dozens of vessels were waiting for their turn in the Panama Canal.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This blend goes the extra mile with chunks of coconut cream and a mango-passionfruit purée.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Town of Munster has enlisted help in getting residents dug out of the seemingly endless piles of debris from the August 11 derecho.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But her frustration piles up as her efforts to track the package down repeatedly fail.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Amazon’s plan would expand its drone delivery operation more than sixfold nationwide into hundreds of new communities, including the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boise metro areas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Facebook is now home to hundreds of groups specifically for parents of college students.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Fourteen-year-old Saira Sharma, Raghavaraju's longtime friend and neighbor, is one of the young volunteers helping prepare the cakes and bundles.
    Jamal Goss, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Some MacBooks are more tailored toward college students, with the company offering specific deals and bundles specifically aimed at them.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Quantities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantities. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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