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
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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But the shutdown will not halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection operations because Republicans in Congress sent those agencies tens of millions of dollars in extra funding last year.
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Riley Beggin, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Astrologer Magi Helena's Your Daily Astrology column is syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide, with a daily readership in the millions.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The indictment alleges former Zynex CEO Thomas Sandgaard and former COO Anna Lucsok ran a scheme to defraud health care payors, patients and investors by shipping excessive, unnecessary medical supplies and fraudulently billing millions of dollars for them.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Since then, Nanos has been the leading law enforcement communicator on the investigation, including after reports emerged of ransom notes demanding millions of dollars in cryptocurrency for Guthrie’s return.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Riley Beggin, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Astrologer Magi Helena's Your Daily Astrology column is syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide, with a daily readership in the millions.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The indictment alleges former Zynex CEO Thomas Sandgaard and former COO Anna Lucsok ran a scheme to defraud health care payors, patients and investors by shipping excessive, unnecessary medical supplies and fraudulently billing millions of dollars for them.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Since then, Nanos has been the leading law enforcement communicator on the investigation, including after reports emerged of ransom notes demanding millions of dollars in cryptocurrency for Guthrie’s return.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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