as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Hundreds of people from dozens of agencies and organizations were involved in the manhunt.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
More than five years in the making, the new Black River State Park is the result of a joint effort between the Open Space Institute (OSI), South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT), and dozens of other partners.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The project co-publishes with more than 100 media outlets in dozens of languages.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Poehler has also made at least a dozen cameos on the NBC comedy show.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
More than five years in the making, the new Black River State Park is the result of a joint effort between the Open Space Institute (OSI), South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT), and dozens of other partners.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The project co-publishes with more than 100 media outlets in dozens of languages.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Poehler has also made at least a dozen cameos on the NBC comedy show.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
Noun
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There’s been a ton of turnover on the pitching staffs of both teams, but the Dodgers brought in arms that were more toxic and less hittable.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the return of Manu Garcia and a slew of attack-minded substitutions couldn’t get Sporting an equalizer.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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And in 2015, Andy Samberg crooned to a slew of stars about the perils of #PeakTV.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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The battery lasts almost two full days, even with a bunch of notifications coming in and a couple of outdoor walks tracked.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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What originally appeared to be attacks on more than 673 boats since 2020 now seem more likely to be a bunch of bored teenage orcas looking for something to do, cetacean expert Alexandre Zerbini said last year.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her visit to Rogers comes 13 days after hundreds of Arkansas farmers met with staff members from the state's congressional delegation in Brookland in Craighead County to describe their economic status.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The shooting happened in the same lot where another shooting occurred on July 11.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Byron High School in Minnesota, for example, sold naming rights to its gymnasium to Scheels in a deal worth $12,000 a year.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Washington and Beijing then reached a deal to reduce levies, which expires in November, with the United States imposing 30 percent duties on imports of Chinese goods and China hitting US products with a 10 percent tariff.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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This defiant guy decided to use a huge lumber pile as his roost for days.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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