1
as in loads
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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2
as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter
produces great volumes of work each day
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as in books
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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as in capacities
the largest number or amount that something can hold
state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons
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Recent Examples of volumes
The Daily Dividend Prediction market platform Kalshi saw trading volumes surge more than 2500% from a year ago to a record $17 billion in May.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Stevenson can be seen getting up and smiling about the incident, but the video speaks volumes.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
As retail participation surges, platforms must support cross-border compliance, fractional ownership, real-time settlement and the ability to handle massive, simultaneous trading volumes at scale.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Higher temperatures combined with dense volumes of dry and flammable vegetation has raised the risk of even the smallest conflagrations quickly bellowing into unstoppable mega-fires.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Follow the example of Sylvia Meagher, a divorcée who spent much of 1965 making an index for the twenty-six supplementary volumes of the Warren Report from her West Village apartment, taking a fine-tooth comb to eighteen thousand pages of hearings and exhibits about the JFK assassination.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The gesture speaks volumes, says Tone Malone, who Williams met on the corner of Jones and Ellis streets.
—Max Darrow, CBS News, 26 May 2026
The hospital's medical library is part of the museum tour as well, with more than 13,000 volumes dating as far back as 1483, from physicians and medical facilities all over the world (and still available to researchers upon request).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
On the surface, Crane’s silence surrounding the status of both Brown and Espada speaks volumes, but this is his standard operating procedure.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Stevenson can be seen getting up and smiling about the incident, but the video speaks volumes.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
As retail participation surges, platforms must support cross-border compliance, fractional ownership, real-time settlement and the ability to handle massive, simultaneous trading volumes at scale.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Higher temperatures combined with dense volumes of dry and flammable vegetation has raised the risk of even the smallest conflagrations quickly bellowing into unstoppable mega-fires.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Follow the example of Sylvia Meagher, a divorcée who spent much of 1965 making an index for the twenty-six supplementary volumes of the Warren Report from her West Village apartment, taking a fine-tooth comb to eighteen thousand pages of hearings and exhibits about the JFK assassination.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The gesture speaks volumes, says Tone Malone, who Williams met on the corner of Jones and Ellis streets.
—Max Darrow, CBS News, 26 May 2026
The hospital's medical library is part of the museum tour as well, with more than 13,000 volumes dating as far back as 1483, from physicians and medical facilities all over the world (and still available to researchers upon request).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
On the surface, Crane’s silence surrounding the status of both Brown and Espada speaks volumes, but this is his standard operating procedure.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volumes
Noun
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Romance, steamy chemistry, and loads of pettiness — these are the staples of Love Island USA.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Sleek marble bathrooms come with generous amounts of Tuscan Soul, the in-house toiletries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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On Monday, four men were charged with participating in a scheme to use the tunnel to traffic massive amounts of narcotics into America.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Visitors can enter through the fly, then sit in the library among books selected by Gone examining tourism, colonization, sugar production and the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Our classrooms are specifically designed to allow each child to develop at their speed and according to their capacities.—
Jose Bolaños,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Group conversation can be a lot for many people, and everyone’s social batteries have different capacities.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Noun
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In March, Swiss food producer Nestlé told USA TODAY that thieves stole an entire truck containing more than 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars in Europe.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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With its brilliant white surface reflecting the searing Spanish sun, the cross that crowns the Tower of Jesus Christ (the other 17 towers are dedicated to the 12 apostles, four Evangelists and the Virgin Mary) is as tall as a five-story building and weighs around 100 tons.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Noun
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And hands work for smaller quantities, too.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
31 May 2026
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However, large quantities of smoke, dust or other air pollutants can give the typically white celestial body a blue or green hue, according to astronomy blog EarthSky.—
Hali Smith
May 30,
Idaho Statesman,
30 May 2026
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The close proximity of the plant to homes and schools led to widespread outrage and now dozens of lawsuits after residents were displaced for days.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Late summer and early fall have a couple dozen dates on the books but nothing in Boston yet.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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In the city center and on the outskirts, cars, bicycles and pedestrians weave around the trash piles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Volumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volumes. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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