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Recent Examples of trillion
Your gut contains trillions of microbes, which serve many functions.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 July 2025
Private markets are sitting on trillions in dry powder—but they’re bottlenecked by brittle workflows, disconnected systems, and diligence cycles stuck in 2012.
—Don Muir, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The Trump Administration is projected to add trillions more.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Now that the asset is measured in trillions, almost every capital allocator on the planet can put the exposure on.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 July 2025
Private markets are sitting on trillions in dry powder—but they’re bottlenecked by brittle workflows, disconnected systems, and diligence cycles stuck in 2012.
—Don Muir, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The Trump Administration is projected to add trillions more.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Now that the asset is measured in trillions, almost every capital allocator on the planet can put the exposure on.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trillion
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New federal guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines, for example, will allow health insurers to stop covering the shots for millions, so if patients want the protection, some may have to pay out of pocket.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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On that evening, it was revealed that Columbia and the Trump administration had reached a settlement that allows hundreds of millions of dollars of federal research funding to begin flowing again to Columbia.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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And while the namesake flowers are a specific yellow blossom that pops out in the autumn, there are colorful flowers and a zillion shades of green throughout the year.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In a world of a million water options—sparkling, flavored, and about a zillion combinations of the two—my husband and I have a special place in our hearts (and our refrigerator) for coconut water.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Isabella is a fictional character, but she’s drawn very heavily from reading a gazillion biographies of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn and all the stars of that era, just to soak in what their experiences were like.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
23 July 2025
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Despite earning a nearly $500 million contract and gazillions in endorsements and world-wide fame, Mahomes by every observable measure is somewhere between unspoiled and unfazed by it all.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trillion. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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