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as in ton
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume
Fine hair gets a shot of volume.
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearts of pregnant women have to work harder to support both mother and child; an expectant mother’s blood volume increases 45% (and can even increase up to 60%) in the third trimester.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Feb. 2026
The key is to play around with volume.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
That serendipitous moment sparked a collaboration that has produced four volumes of Acoustic Guitar Classic Hits and a Beatles compilation, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearts of pregnant women have to work harder to support both mother and child; an expectant mother’s blood volume increases 45% (and can even increase up to 60%) in the third trimester.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Feb. 2026
The key is to play around with volume.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
That serendipitous moment sparked a collaboration that has produced four volumes of Acoustic Guitar Classic Hits and a Beatles compilation, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
Noun
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In the majority of cases, those cleansers created tons of lush foam, utilized in part to create an illusion of a deeper clean.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like Social Security and Medicare reform and the massive national debt, which is at $38 trillion and counting because Washington refuses to cut spending, despite record amounts of revenue flooding into the Treasury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, since they are used in such small amounts, they cannot be imaged inside these structures.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Sweet Valley High books didn’t just show me another world.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Finally, Alito is coming out with a book in October, right as the court will be starting a new term.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is important because high internal ionic resistance is a major hurdle to the fast-charging capacity of a lithium-ion battery.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Abron said Smith built private-equity infrastructure, technology platforms and capital engines while deliberately reinvesting in education, workforce development and community capacity building.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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For larger loads, the company recommends using two tiles.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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She was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease 1 ½ years ago, which Sunit said is controlled through a prescription diet and limiting her treat options and quantities.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Data centers, which support artificial intelligence, social media, online commerce and other digital applications, require large quantities of electricity and water to keep the systems running and cool.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Long before streaming services and social media algorithms, American teen culture found its way to me, thousands of miles away, one paperback at a time.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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While sheets of paper, magazines, paperback books, and mail can be recycled, shredded paper is too small for machines to sort.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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