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as in loads
a considerable amount
I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year
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Recent Examples of quantity
The spray nozzle adjusts from a fine mist to a steady stream for careful quantity control.
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Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Consuming a large quantity of beta carotene-rich foods or supplements is generally safe for most healthy adults.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Some alleged baristas have also joined in on the online conversation, suggesting just a small quantity of bear cups is arriving.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The line will roll out in limited quantities starting this fall, with future capsule releases planned.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
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Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Consuming a large quantity of beta carotene-rich foods or supplements is generally safe for most healthy adults.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Some alleged baristas have also joined in on the online conversation, suggesting just a small quantity of bear cups is arriving.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The line will roll out in limited quantities starting this fall, with future capsule releases planned.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quantity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
Noun
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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By then, California officials said people had already begun receiving their full benefit amounts, including in Sacramento County.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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General manager Brad Treliving won’t be afraid to make a deal in a short amount of time.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In New Orleans, Zeus’ Rescues gave out a ton of pet food in October, double the normal amount, said founder Michelle Cheramie, who said this is the highest demand she’s seen in 20 years.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Only about a dozen states currently cover these obesity drugs for low-income Americans insured through Medicaid.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tiny chunks of space debris are believed to have struck the return vehicle of a Chinese crew of astronauts who were due to return to Earth following a mission at the nation's Tiangong space station.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Trump seems to be approaching China through the narrow lens of trade deals as opposed to a comprehensive, all-elements-of-national-power competitive strategy.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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And navigating a deal without his guidance may well prove impossible.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Today, hunger is driven less by scarcity than by barriers to accessing food in a world where abundance coexists with staggering deprivation.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Most of his wealth is in original Class A shares, which currently trade around $750,000 each.—
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CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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The return of an upbeat outlook on the stock market is good news, of course, for the investors who derive their wealth from the markets.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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