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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
Some numbers suggest that, by the end of 2025, secondary trading volume could cross $200 billion, shattering last year’s record $162 billion.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Similarly, James Hoobler, a humanitarian policy adviser with Oxfam America, told ABC News the group has had 4,000 food parcels and a large volume of essential water sanitation and hygiene equipment stuck in its warehouse in Amman, Jordan, since March.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
My office shelves carry books of poetry alongside medical reference and scientific volumes.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Similarly, James Hoobler, a humanitarian policy adviser with Oxfam America, told ABC News the group has had 4,000 food parcels and a large volume of essential water sanitation and hygiene equipment stuck in its warehouse in Amman, Jordan, since March.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
My office shelves carry books of poetry alongside medical reference and scientific volumes.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
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The 8,100-ton HMS Agamemnon successfully submerged near BAE Systems’s facility in Barrow, Cumbria.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the first five months of the war, Israel dropped more than 25,000 tons of explosives on Gaza, which, the UN noted in a 2024 report, is equivalent to two nuclear bombs.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The administration is seeing a surprising amount of progress toward the goal of closing the agency, Hess said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Other examples of bringing Latin artists onto mainstream stages have come with an unnecessary amount of controversy, even decades later.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Doldinger returned to big-screen fantasy with The NeverEnding Story (1984), Petersen’s adaptation of Michael Ende’s classic children’s book.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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To put the new battery’s capacity into perspective, most current liquid lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries are around 250–300 Wh/kg.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The extra-large dryer fits large loads and can handle multiple blankets.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The fourth-generation model (and third Spyder overall) is a true speed machine, combining more aggressive styling with loads of power.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Granted, the quantity of aging greats is no exact barometer for the health of a division, but the drop-off in high-profile imports (Nani and Douglas Costa aside) is the least of Football Australia’s recent concerns.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The potential solution presented by UCSD School of Medicine researchers is an anti-αvβ3 antibody that triggers macrophages, a type of immune cell already found in large quantities in advanced tumors.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the expansion of the format, and the plot freedom that followed, have led to a wider diversity of stories for readers who might want something other than the typical supermarket paperback offerings.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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When Catalina goes into the kitchen to refill her calabash, Frances grabs the box of Thompson paperbacks and makes a run for Ray at the restaurant.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The result is both a tome and treasure.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, however, replaces cruising around stacks of books at a real bookstore, thumbing through the tomes that catch your eye.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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