volumes

noun

plural of volume
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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3
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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4
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 Challenging data center lasers Optical communication has become increasingly important as data centers handle growing volumes of information. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 The reality is that this effect was a deliberate design choice to soften the edges of the villa and smooth out its different volumes. — Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026 Auditors who sign off on high volumes of reports without meaningfully reviewing evidence optimize for throughput. — Casey Carlton, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The company said the lower loss was driven primarily by higher delivery volumes and an improved per-unit margin. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 DoorDash has emerged as the most successful stand-alone online delivery platform in America, commanding some two-thirds of all food-delivery volumes as of 2024, according to Bloomberg data. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026 Each experimental round generates data that can train machine learning models, helping researchers identify promising designs and determine how to manufacture them at larger volumes. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated. — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026 As this year's higher crude oil prices made drilling more lucrative, the associated volumes of gas coming to market have also risen, regardless of the commodity's price or demand. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volumes
  1. loads
  2. amounts
  3. books
  4. capacities
  5. tons
  6. quantities
  7. dozens
  8. piles
Noun
  • Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • As an independent expenditure committee, Unidos Con Karen Bass is allowed to raise campaign donations in unlimited amounts.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Tech companies are borrowing huge amounts of money from investors, in the form of bonds, crowding out demand for other debt, including Treasuries.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of amounts
Noun
  • Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • The recall affects a total of eight models of Bodum French press coffee makers with 8-cup and 12-cup capacities.
    — Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The recall affects a total of eight models of Bodum french press coffee makers with 8-cup and 12-cup capacities.
    — Julia Hawkins, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of capacities
Noun
  • Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier this week that the first shipment would amount to 40,000 tons of diesel, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • To meet those requirements, the company customized its L760-50 luffing-jib tower crane, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 50 metric tons (55 US tons) and a maximum jib length of 60 meters (197 feet).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • Scaling membranes for extraction The next challenge is incorporating the channels into larger membranes capable of processing significant quantities of lithium-containing solutions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some brands are expanding their use of advance material and capacity commitments, while delaying final decisions on color, SKU quantities or market allocation.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • One night before his 29th birthday, Thompson scored twice in 15 seconds in the second period, skating around the Ducks’ inert defense for a breakaway third goal that sent a dozen hats flying onto the Honda Center ice.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • With more than a dozen flights landing Salvadoran military personnel and equipment so far, the unusual deployment has thrust Bukele into a direct confrontation with Haiti’s powerful gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • When Anthropic goes public, the stock its seven cofounders hold stands to be worth up to $200 billion between them, carved up into seven nearly identical piles.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The birthday cakes appear pulled out of manila envelopes along with piles of pictures, as if being entered into evidence at a trial.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of piles

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“Volumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volumes. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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