variants
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as in hundreds
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozens
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.
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Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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
For an-hour-and-half, more than two dozen people shared their memories of Metayer Bowen, and she was repeatedly called a public servant rather than a politician.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
By her count, Descovich has been to the White House about a dozen times this administration.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Inside the building, more than a dozen detainees did the same.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Campaign for Working Families is one of dozens of local sites participating in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program — better known as VITA.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The New Yorker reviewed more than a dozen unclassified documents about ICE-tracking apps, many of them created by fusion centers—intelligence hubs created after 9/11 to share information about criminal and terrorist threats.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Reporters also reviewed more than a dozen appeals court decisions related to how much of a presentment should be redacted before it is released to the public.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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
For an-hour-and-half, more than two dozen people shared their memories of Metayer Bowen, and she was repeatedly called a public servant rather than a politician.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
By her count, Descovich has been to the White House about a dozen times this administration.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Inside the building, more than a dozen detainees did the same.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Campaign for Working Families is one of dozens of local sites participating in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program — better known as VITA.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The New Yorker reviewed more than a dozen unclassified documents about ICE-tracking apps, many of them created by fusion centers—intelligence hubs created after 9/11 to share information about criminal and terrorist threats.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Reporters also reviewed more than a dozen appeals court decisions related to how much of a presentment should be redacted before it is released to the public.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozens
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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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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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Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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Teal and Purple are sent to different beaches to start makin’ deals and takin’ names, while the winning girls-and-Jonathan make their way to eat good in the hood, the hood being Fiji.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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Drugmakers that have fully executed drug pricing deals or are currently negotiating with the Health and Human Services department and are building manufacturing domestically would be exempt from the tariffs.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Dozens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozens. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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