thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇-zᵊn(d) 
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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There are thousands of rums produced in over 100 countries worldwide.
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There were tens of thousands of empty seats at Manchester United’s Old Trafford for the semi-final between the Czech Republic and France.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
And authorities are expecting thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, to attend.
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Their group, which includes thousands of participants, had already traversed parts of Algeria, Tunisia and the western Libyan cities of Tripoli and Misrata.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
There were tens of thousands of empty seats at Manchester United’s Old Trafford for the semi-final between the Czech Republic and France.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
And authorities are expecting thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, to attend.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 14 June 2025
Their group, which includes thousands of participants, had already traversed parts of Algeria, Tunisia and the western Libyan cities of Tripoli and Misrata.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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“Thousand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thousand. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇z-ᵊn(d)
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see number
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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