million
noun
mil·lion
ˈmi(l)-yən 
plural millions or million
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
millions of cars on the road
3
: the mass of common people
—used with the
million
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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And within them lay dozens of policy changes that, if implemented, would upend the immigration system and the lives of millions.
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Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2025
How can a story justify that approach to a character whose violence reaches a body count in the millions?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Now, New Orleans and the culture born of its struggles and its triumphs will be one of the biggest storylines that plays out on TV in front of millions of people on Sunday.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Wille and a team of other wildlife experts estimate that millions of birds have been infected and died, and tens of thousands of marine mammals have died.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2025
How can a story justify that approach to a character whose violence reaches a body count in the millions?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Now, New Orleans and the culture born of its struggles and its triumphs will be one of the biggest storylines that plays out on TV in front of millions of people on Sunday.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Wille and a team of other wildlife experts estimate that millions of birds have been infected and died, and tens of thousands of marine mammals have died.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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