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
Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Gravity-3's payload capacity will be about 5 tons greater than that of Gravity-2.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The instrument, which weighs four tons, will be installed in early 2026 to measure X-rays emitted from the plasma.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Oracle buying tons of chips from Nvidia.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
China itself is the world’s biggest gold producer, refining 418 tons last year, and is also the top purchaser, importing 1,350 tons over the same period.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Weighing just 180 tons, the vessel is exceptionally light for a 110-footer and has a shallow draft of just under five feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The bridge is 641 feet long and is composed of more than 888 tons of structural steel.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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If all this wood could be collected and buried instead of burned or allowed to decompose, those 14 billion tons of carbon would be safely removed every year.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Gravity-3's payload capacity will be about 5 tons greater than that of Gravity-2.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The instrument, which weighs four tons, will be installed in early 2026 to measure X-rays emitted from the plasma.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Oracle buying tons of chips from Nvidia.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
China itself is the world’s biggest gold producer, refining 418 tons last year, and is also the top purchaser, importing 1,350 tons over the same period.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Weighing just 180 tons, the vessel is exceptionally light for a 110-footer and has a shallow draft of just under five feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The bridge is 641 feet long and is composed of more than 888 tons of structural steel.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Tons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tons. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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