units

plural of unit

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Recent Examples of units Most went to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, including 15 people staying in standard quarantine units and one in the center's biocontainment unit. Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026 The developers would also pledge $2 million to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which provides grant funding to affordable housing projects — in line with Port KC policy requiring projects that don’t set aside affordable units to pay $5,000 per unit into the Housing Trust Fund. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026 That two-block development that stretches north to MacArthur Boulevard will feature up to 3,750 residential units, a 250-room hotel, a 200-unit tower for senior living and up to 350,000 square feet of restaurants and shops, as well as a grocery store and 13 acres of park space. Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for units
Noun
  • In January, detectives seized several items during a search of Oak Park Station, including a vehicle, a motorcycle, and some electronic devices.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The other alleged items on the pool table were a black duffel bag, a black MuTec brand metal safe, and a red Savior brand range-style bag.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • All three are located on water bodies already owned by the utilities or public entities hosting them.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • That’s not surprising or unreasonable, since those entities control college sports.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Units.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/units. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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