as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Instead, The president announced a 90-day pause to negotiate individual trade pacts with dozens of countries.
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Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Over the years, Rhett & Link have worked with dozens of major brands and were the first digital creators to be the focus of a Super Bowl TV ad in a 2018 spot for website-hosting service Wix.com.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2025
By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
But after auditioning around 300 actors and screen testing over two dozen, Gunn was at a loss.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Over the years, Rhett & Link have worked with dozens of major brands and were the first digital creators to be the focus of a Super Bowl TV ad in a 2018 spot for website-hosting service Wix.com.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2025
By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
But after auditioning around 300 actors and screen testing over two dozen, Gunn was at a loss.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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Following a first season of twists and turns (and a ton of points allowed), Canales and his crew are hoping to see improved returns from Ejiro Evero’s defense in 2025.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Original price: $495 For a simple desk that provides storage and won’t take up a ton of space, this Canal three-drawer desk is a strong choice.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Player Replacements for the Event The grind of the nearly every week nature of the sport right now is starting to take its toll, as a slew of players were absent from this event, some with lingering injuries and others with pre-arranged conflicts.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for the third-year pro, players are allowed 10 fouls in Summer League games rather than the usual six, so Walsh’s slew of violations didn’t limit his playing time.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
Noun
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As is tradition, Bungie threw in a bunch of weird lore stuff that has puzzles that need solving, but often some fun stories as well.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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And then there’s a bunch of teams in that (middle) lane.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The beach is a lovely place to camp out and wade while watching brave souls barrel-ride hundreds of feet across the sea, and it’s also conveniently located on the edge of the Puerto Viejo beach town, meaning there are plenty of amenities nearby, including the beloved Lazy Mon beach bar.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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John Winn, the state education commissioner, said hundreds of portable classrooms were rendered unusable and many schools had sections blown off their roofs and standing water in classrooms and hallways.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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There’s also lots to be learned by taking real, paying customers.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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There is a larger economy lot just east of Aviation Drive, with roughly 6,000 spots available.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Look for Alphabet to deploy the Buy and Link defensive strategies — vacuuming up promising AI advertising startups and offering discounting and packaging deals to extant search customers that want to experiment with the Google AI advertising platform.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The four-year deal reportedly has a total value of $285 million and contractually ties the reigning league MVP to the Thunder through the 2030-31 season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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That being said, this might be the one Philadelphia roster that can absorb a prolonged Embiid absence during the regular season, should the big man continue to miss chunks of games.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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That's a group that makes up a big chunk of Trump's political base.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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