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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
Despite Black Friday–style lines, limited quantities, and resellers charging exorbitant prices, the tote has become a must‑have staple, with fans lining up for each new release.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
One theory for how the disease is spread is through captive cervid farms that house deer, elk, or moose in large quantities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Whatever’s lacking in quantity is exceeded in payload.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Research shows that coated non-stick pans, plastic cutting boards and disposable utensils all release substantial quantities of microplastic particles during everyday use.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
One theory for how the disease is spread is through captive cervid farms that house deer, elk, or moose in large quantities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Whatever’s lacking in quantity is exceeded in payload.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Research shows that coated non-stick pans, plastic cutting boards and disposable utensils all release substantial quantities of microplastic particles during everyday use.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
Noun
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Engineers can simulate movements, loads, and environmental conditions before real deployment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, there are moments of reprieve between loads of clothes, sheets, and towels.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is no small amount of homoeroticism in these pictures, for instance.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is a good quarterback room that should be able to keep the ship afloat if Prescott misses a small amount of time.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Spanning more than 109 acres, a landscape which is now home to the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, the original factory had 3,500 workers on payroll and annual production required 100 million feet of lumber and 150,000 tons of iron for wheels, axles, plates, bars and structural material.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many decades ago, packing untold tons of sand together, the island’s original owner created a narrow road to the island from a peninsula that connects to the mainland.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Currently close to 1,100 titles, Conor’s vast library of tapes stretches across half a dozen large shelves and numerous boxes around his room and elsewhere.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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After not doing any M&A in its first 20 years as a company, Netflix in recent years has completed a dozen or so transactions, but all at the sub-$1 billion level.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Last October, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country handed over a chunk of Escobar's ranch to women caught up in the nation's armed conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gase then spent a large chunk of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009-14, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a shot as head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company, which operates AMC, Shudder and BBC America, among other outlets,has no massive deal ready to unveil that will put it in cahoots with the NFL or Major League Baseball.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The project stems from Keshet Studios’ decade-long tenure at Universal Television under a string of first-look deals; the company is now developing projects for Sony Pictures Television under the first-look pact parent Keshet International recently signed there.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Because of the riotous abundance of color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Also flying is the Lunar Trailblazer, a mission selected under NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, a small satellite designed to provide an understanding of the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jackson is depicted as conniving and quick to use his wealth and fame to overwhelm the family.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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