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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
Except for the rare circumstances where the Sun flares, the Sun produces only negligible quantities of gamma-rays.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Around 2022, major Hollywood companies with streaming platforms began recalibrating from a business model focused on producing mass quantities of titles to lure subscribers to one focused on profitability.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Papier has prepared for the rush by expanding production, but quantities will still be limited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Amidst the rise in alternative options for tennis players to be face of a brand, Nike seems more focused on quality of its roster rather than quantity.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Around 2022, major Hollywood companies with streaming platforms began recalibrating from a business model focused on producing mass quantities of titles to lure subscribers to one focused on profitability.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Papier has prepared for the rush by expanding production, but quantities will still be limited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Amidst the rise in alternative options for tennis players to be face of a brand, Nike seems more focused on quality of its roster rather than quantity.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
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Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the humanoid handled different types of dishwasher loads, from dishes to glasses, adapting itself to execute the task with perfection.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This amount aligns with dietary guidelines and shouldn’t raise your risk of certain health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
1 Sep. 2025
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Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are forecast.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Vampire Diaries Supernatural setting plus gorgeous teens plus tons of angst?—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The oldest neighborhood in Miami, Coconut Grove is a sedate enclave that hugs Biscayne Bay about a dozen miles from South Beach—but up to an hour by car during peak traffic—with the iconic Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as its cultural and architectural center.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pastors in the African Methodist Episcopal Church were giving up chunks of their salaries to colleagues who lost churches in the area.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ancillary fees—from seat selection to baggage—now make up a major chunk of airline profits.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The sale of Isak, a deal The Athletic estimates has generated around £80million in accounting profit, has only helped their position further.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then keep scrolling to shop more fall-ready Pottery Barn bedding deals.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Showers, storms and an abundance of clouds will largely keep temperatures on the cooler side of normal by a couple degrees, said the center.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Sep. 2025
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These sparkling algal blooms are a natural phenomenon, but their abundance and length have increased rapidly since the 1990s, Pensak said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Knowing that the flies’ systems correlate so well with human systems, Chaturvedi said researchers can now use artificial intelligence trained on a wealth of genetic data from fruit fly experiments to predict how the observed impacts on the flies translate to humans.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Over this summer, the Public Investment Fund — the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund — and the Ministry of Sports have opened the door to privatization and outside capital .—
Mavis Mook,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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