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

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2
as in amount
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 quantity Bottled lime juice and lemon juice are acceptable when used in small quantities for a dish, but only when the flavor profile is not reliant upon it. Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025 The portfolio includes four different offerings that will help providers manage and store large quantities of medical images more easily, the company said. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 Or Tilda Swinton, still a relatively new quantity to American audiences, playing an androgynous angel Gabriel in a Windsor knot and wavy lob and beaming with the sort of toxic positivity a youth pastor might exude while suggesting a kid would benefit from conversion therapy. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Whether in a large or small quantity, consuming an alcoholic drink while taking an antihistamine should be avoided whenever possible. Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantity
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Noun
  • The White House has announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, starting Tuesday, bringing the total amount of new tariffs in just about a month to 20%.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to first-time battle rewards and chance rewards, each battle comes with a selection of tasks, such as knocking out cards with Pokémon of specific types, using cards of specific rarities, and winning within a certain amount of turns.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That seems like a ton to pay a guy who did not even start on his own team last year.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The amount of clothing Americans throw out every year has doubled in the last 20 years, from 7 million to 14 million tons.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But immigration raids carried out on Sunday resulted in just a dozen people being detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, a source told my colleagues Rachel Uranga, Keri Blakinger, Ruben Vives and Jessica Garrison.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Mass demonstrations were planned in dozens of cities across the country.
    Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Carter also voided leases of large chunks of the campus to UCLA and the private Brentwood School.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Miami relied on its press-zone defense for a large chunk of the game.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That day, Roberts praised what Counsell’s deal would mean for the market for managers throughout the sport.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • If a deal can be closed with DiCaprio, the biggest priority at this point, sources say a shoot could be underway this summer.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Grow in full sun with average soil. 05 of 09 Nasturtium Plant these edible flowers to add a near-instant look of rampant abundance to your potager or flower bed.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The observatory is capable of pinpointing the location and number of these icy compounds in our galaxy, giving researchers a better sense of their abundance.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Flanks, a startup providing data and insights to European wealth managers, has raised €14 million in new funding, founders Joaquim de la Cruz and Álvaro Morales tell Axios exclusively.
    Ryan Lawler, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Unfortunately, though, the wealth isn’t trickling down to average workers.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Walmart's push shows how rising geopolitical tensions are set to reshape global supply chains and pile pressure on U.S. consumers already grappling with cost-of-living stresses.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The trestle will require the installation of some 1,200 36-inch steel piles covering an area of 400,000 square feet with the top of the pile being 10 feet above the Patapsco’s mean high-water line, according to the Army Corps.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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