quantities

plural of quantity
1
as in loads
a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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2
as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantities The project demands about 500,000 cubic meters of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel – material quantities that dwarf most construction projects globally. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 For now, limited quantities of the handbags are available exclusively in-person at select Alo stores, showcasing the high-end craftsmanship, which deserves to be discovered firsthand through touch and experience. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025 The Ryugu samples hauled home by Hayabusa2 contained larger quantities of hafnium isotopes compared to lutetium isotopes than were expected. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The side that can field larger quantities of effective interceptors will be positioned to better protect its forces and infrastructure. Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The collection is priced between $1,200 to $3,600, though quantities are limited. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 Yet the dolls and their fakes continue to be sold in large quantities both domestically and overseas. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 However, this fall, Royo will introduce a smarter way for brands to achieve smaller quantities of colored denim. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025 Those with routines to follow will want to check out the slim, weekly pill organizer from Vaydeer, and the Fyy Daily Pill Organizer is also great for organizing multiple medicine shapes, sizes, and quantities without taking up too much space. Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantities
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even trace amounts of milk or cashew can cause symptoms like hives, vomiting, swelling, or difficulty breathing.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Both provide similar amounts of protein, but labneh may be easier to digest for people with lactose sensitivities.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • The team recently achieved the production of up to 10 tons of liquid air per day, representing a significant milestone in advancing the technology toward large-scale commercial viability.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While that marked the lowest annual increase in 10 years, more than 170 million tons of new LNG supply are set to be available by 2030 in service of burgeoning global power demand, the energy major noted in its latest market assessment.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Filled with warm spices, tender chunks of fruit, and pecans, and topped with a caramel glaze, Apple Dapple Cake will put you in a fall state of mind—even if the weather isn’t quite there yet.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To be sure, the last few years have been more challenging, with Gucci rapidly losing momentum — and Kering’s debt load swelling after an acquisition spree that included Creed, Maui Jim, a 30 percent stake in Valentino, and large chunks of prime real estate.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One makes big plays at big moments, the other piles up a steady stream of little plays that lead to those big plays.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the early two-thousands, his team had taken a first shot at the ten-foot-high bundles of wheat that adorn some of the windows.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To build this fall door wreath, wire bundles of ornamental grass and purple fountain grass seed heads to a wreath form, keeping the shape loose and imperfect.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The expectations were dealers would be left with fewer vehicles on their lots and prices would skyrocket on cars and trucks made outside the United States and sales would tank.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And there's lots to choose from.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Google Flights’ 2025 Travel Trends pinpoint the exact window for deals, pulling and tracking data from multiple airlines and travel agencies.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that Robertson reportedly asked for team assistance to pursue no-show endorsement deals at that time, only to find them later with Aspiration during Leonard’s Clippers tenure, sets the kind of backdrop that only hurts their case at the moment.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Quantities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantities. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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