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

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2
as in amount
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 quantity Officers also found a quantity of drugs along with the motorcycle. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025 The collaborative combat aircraft program is not expected to last as long as the U-2 spy plane, McLeese said, with the idea being that the Air Force would order a smaller quantity and move on from it more quickly, relative to past fleets, in favor of improved technology in the future. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025 Tariffs on some products, often those that member countries do not produce in meaningful quantities, are eliminated right away because no special interests block their removal. Tatsuya Terazawa, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025 Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Quality over quantity? Usa Today, USA Today, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantity
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Noun
  • When the device launched in 2023, Google extended the amount of Android updates and security patches its Pixel phones would get to seven years.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • This will introduce more air into your compost and reduce the amount of turning.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • There are some youth, but there’s a ton of growth taking place.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Over three dozen incidents tallied Freelance visual journalist Michael Nigro, shown here at protests in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood shortly after being struck in the helmet by a non-lethal bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 June 2025
  • Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors could lose big.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.
    Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
  • Reyes spent a chunk of his loan funds on high-end watches: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Rolex Oystersteel and Everosegold.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Known for its abundance of agates found along the Pacific Ocean beach between Newport and Yaquina Head, Agate Beach is a popular spot for agate hunting, as well as other activities like clamming, surfing and wildlife viewing.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes the inheritor is ill-equipped to handle the wealth or asset.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 June 2025
  • The most recent dig, in 1966, found a 7,500-square-foot building with ten rooms and amenities that suggested its residents enjoyed great wealth and regional power.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025

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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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