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a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozens
At least three people died and nearly two dozen others were injured after a building used as temporary lodgings for workers caught fire early Friday in a suburb of Hungary's capital, authorities said.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The state’s biggest cities historically benefit greatly, but the funding requests reach dozens of municipalities in all corners of the state.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen apartments in 301 East 66th Street, a 200-unit postwar condo building, appear repeatedly in the files.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
Her resumé includes Syriana, Brokeback Mountain, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Lincoln, American Gangster, Dogville, The Ice Storm, and dozens of other incredible films.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
About a half-dozen people wandered around the Lakeview store during the midday Thursday, casually perusing the offerings.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
One of the examples cited in the suit was banking activity involving a New York address used to house dozens of trafficking victims.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The Kia factory opened in 2009, and since that time, dozens of suppliers have opened in the Peach State.
—Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Throughout the 1990s, only a dozen or so people would gather on the Old Trafford forecourt each February 6 to mark the anniversary of the Munich Air disaster.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The state’s biggest cities historically benefit greatly, but the funding requests reach dozens of municipalities in all corners of the state.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen apartments in 301 East 66th Street, a 200-unit postwar condo building, appear repeatedly in the files.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
Her resumé includes Syriana, Brokeback Mountain, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Lincoln, American Gangster, Dogville, The Ice Storm, and dozens of other incredible films.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
About a half-dozen people wandered around the Lakeview store during the midday Thursday, casually perusing the offerings.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
One of the examples cited in the suit was banking activity involving a New York address used to house dozens of trafficking victims.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The Kia factory opened in 2009, and since that time, dozens of suppliers have opened in the Peach State.
—Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Throughout the 1990s, only a dozen or so people would gather on the Old Trafford forecourt each February 6 to mark the anniversary of the Munich Air disaster.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozens
Noun
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Stars use fusion to generate hundreds of times the energy stored even gravitationally.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Game and Fish Commission created the structures from hundreds of invasive red cedars cut from Lake Ouachita's shoreline.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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When using the dishwasher or washing machine, run full loads to maximize usage of the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Super Bowl had loads of celebrities cheering on their favorite team from the VIP boxes—Jay-Z, Kendall Jenner, Saweetie, Rosé, and Travis Scott among them.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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In January 2018, Cora, a team contingent, and Boston Mayor Marty Wash flew to Puerto Rico to deliver 10 tons of medical supplies, water filtration systems, other necessities, and a monetary donation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Casey Wasserman, creator of a talent agency behind tons of A-list music artists, actors and sports legends, and Ghislaine Maxwell had a handful of flirtatious email exchanges in 2003, according to documents included in the most recent release by the DOJ.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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These piles will be more durable, Yung said, because they are composed of larger trees, some of which have 12-inch diameter trunks.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Burn piles sit close to the road, left during mitigation efforts by Denver Mountain Parks, which owns a lot of land in the area.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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These are not fringe ideas; they are proven tools for reducing construction costs and enabling housing on smaller lots.—
Waleed Albakry,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The couple did stay for a time at one of the city’s safe lots, Parish added.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other companies, including Amazon, Meta, and Pinterest — all of which have made major investments in AI — have recently announced plans to cut significant chunks of their workforce, indicating even more troubling days ahead.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, some emergency routes have huge mountains of snowy ice chunks obstructing more than one lane of the road because the snowplows could not move the snow to the side of the road due to all of the bike lane obstacles .—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Younger shoppers are using chatbots for comparison shopping, finding deals, summarizing product reviews, and generating shopping lists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But economists warn that such projects typically are bad deals for taxpayers, because stadiums are closed most of the time, generate only temporary or part-time jobs, and largely take away spending from other types of entertainment.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Dozens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozens. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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