as in loads
a considerable amount
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
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as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Recent Examples of tons
Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
FiberColors builds on the success of Archroma’s EarthColors platform, which has now been adopted by more than 50 global brands resulting over 60 tons of plant residue from the herbal and pharmaceutical industries being recycled.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
As the Hill Country lands on more travelers' radars, Johnson City is quietly holding its own against its more popular neighbors, with tons of great places to eat and sip on Hill Country wines.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
By one estimate, the change was projected to increase windblown dust by 40 to 80 tons per day.
—Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Four hydrogen bombs and 100 tons of debris plummeted to the earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Together, those spacecraft weigh 18 tons, according to ULA.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s tons of awesome stuff happening outside of Austin with Noah Hawley and the [Taylor] Sheridan stuff.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Is the economy irrationally exuberant, with tons of rapid, expensive hiring and new investment?
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
FiberColors builds on the success of Archroma’s EarthColors platform, which has now been adopted by more than 50 global brands resulting over 60 tons of plant residue from the herbal and pharmaceutical industries being recycled.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
As the Hill Country lands on more travelers' radars, Johnson City is quietly holding its own against its more popular neighbors, with tons of great places to eat and sip on Hill Country wines.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
By one estimate, the change was projected to increase windblown dust by 40 to 80 tons per day.
—Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Four hydrogen bombs and 100 tons of debris plummeted to the earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Together, those spacecraft weigh 18 tons, according to ULA.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s tons of awesome stuff happening outside of Austin with Noah Hawley and the [Taylor] Sheridan stuff.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Tons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tons. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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