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
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Grating sections are approximately 5½ feet wide by 38 feet and about 5 inches deep, with each piece weighing about 2 tons.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
His blocks weighed 6 to 30 tons.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
For the various builds for the Shakespeare family house, the attic and the Globes, Crombie had 20 tons of oak wood beams shipped in from France.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Reports have revealed that the same class of vessels have displacement of around 5,000-6,000 tons.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
During the previous leaf season, the Claw scooped up a total of 10,000 tons of leaves, branches and other debris from Sacramento streets, The Sacramento Bee reported in February.
—Sarah Linn
november 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There are tons of NBA and college basketball games on Wednesday night.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Plus, there are tons of options for $100 or less.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Qatar aims to have 11 million tons per year of CCS capacity in place by 2035.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Grating sections are approximately 5½ feet wide by 38 feet and about 5 inches deep, with each piece weighing about 2 tons.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
His blocks weighed 6 to 30 tons.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
For the various builds for the Shakespeare family house, the attic and the Globes, Crombie had 20 tons of oak wood beams shipped in from France.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Reports have revealed that the same class of vessels have displacement of around 5,000-6,000 tons.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
During the previous leaf season, the Claw scooped up a total of 10,000 tons of leaves, branches and other debris from Sacramento streets, The Sacramento Bee reported in February.
—Sarah Linn
november 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There are tons of NBA and college basketball games on Wednesday night.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Plus, there are tons of options for $100 or less.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Tons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tons. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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