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a considerable amount
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Recent Examples of bushels
At the time of the explosion, the elevator was reportedly half full of 40,000 to 50,000 bushels of millet, wheat and milo — offering a glimpse of the scale of operations there.
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Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Harvests can exceed hundreds of thousands of bushels, generating millions in revenue, according to surveys and reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
There has always been a bunch of tepid hitting, and bouncing off with no wrapping up, leading to bushels of gash plays.
—Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The White House says China agreed to buy 12 million bushels of soybeans this year and about double that next year.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
In the South, nothing says the early days of summer quite like bushels of strawberries ripening in the fields and farmers' markets waiting to be turned into strawberry shortcake.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
The soybean production is expected to yield 104 million bushels, up 3% from 2024.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Four bushels of leeks—Naama is on a leek kick this month and won’t stop scrolling the Times recipe app at all hours of the night, LOL!
—Iris Bahr, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
This year, though, that number dropped precipitously, amounting to just 218 million bushels during the first eight months of 2025.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Harvests can exceed hundreds of thousands of bushels, generating millions in revenue, according to surveys and reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
There has always been a bunch of tepid hitting, and bouncing off with no wrapping up, leading to bushels of gash plays.
—Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The White House says China agreed to buy 12 million bushels of soybeans this year and about double that next year.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
In the South, nothing says the early days of summer quite like bushels of strawberries ripening in the fields and farmers' markets waiting to be turned into strawberry shortcake.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
The soybean production is expected to yield 104 million bushels, up 3% from 2024.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Four bushels of leeks—Naama is on a leek kick this month and won’t stop scrolling the Times recipe app at all hours of the night, LOL!
—Iris Bahr, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
This year, though, that number dropped precipitously, amounting to just 218 million bushels during the first eight months of 2025.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushels
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The group has procured over 100 tons of therapeutic foods to treat severe malnutrition in children under 5.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Combined, the marijuana loads had a street value of about $675,000 in the United States, and high-quality weed could be worth two to three times higher in Europe, according to the CBP.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The hospital’s closure has meant many workers are out of a job, patients are having to find other options for care, and nearby hospitals, including Rush Oak Park Hospital and Loretto Hospital, may face heavier patient loads.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Administrator Crystal Ruth switches on dozens of heat lamps that radiate a yellow hue to warm at least 80 disabled, abandoned or formerly abused animals that call the rescue home.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday morning, piles of bricks and mud were all that were left, along with blankets, cooking utensils and other personal belongings salvaged from the rubble and set into a pile.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Start with one dedicated space and make piles for keep, toss, and donate.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pharmaceutical companies must typically invest many years and hundreds of millions of dollars to win approval for a drug; partly for this reason, some promising treatments are never approved, and many arrive too late for people who urgently need them.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Factor in a tax multiplier for those who repeatedly spend past the salary cap, and payroll expenses can include hundreds of millions in taxes.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Apple first became the world’s most valuable company in 2011, passing Exxon Mobil, and held that title for large chunks of the decade plus that followed, occasionally getting surpassed by Alphabet or Microsoft.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fold in crushed pineapple and drained pineapple chunks until well combined.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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In addition, unlike some carbon removal strategies that rely on transporting and dispersing large quantities of crushed rock, this method operates entirely on-site.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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Widely recognized coins are often easier to resell in smaller quantities, while silver bars can offer lower premiums per ounce for investors focused on accumulating larger amounts of silver.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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After more than a year of searching, Executive Director Cody Lund said that only three lots in downtown Boise were large enough to consider, and none were contiguous with the district’s property by The Grove.—
Mark Dee
April 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Come bake and learn with us—ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Bushels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushels. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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