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as in ton
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume
The clip did, however, lower the volume for the all-clear announcement.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2025
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Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 26 July 2025
Although the ban was partially lifted in late May, aid agencies say the volume of aid being distributed is nowhere near what Gaza needs and malnutrition has spread.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Linguistic ties are also tight with Russian still widely spoken in Azerbaijan and nearly half (46 percent) of the total volume of remittances paid to Azerbaijan come from Russia, where, according to official data, more than 300,000 Azerbaijanis live.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2025
Please check back again soon for the recorded video.
LIVE
VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD
Loaded: 0%
Progress: 0%
Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 26 July 2025
Although the ban was partially lifted in late May, aid agencies say the volume of aid being distributed is nowhere near what Gaza needs and malnutrition has spread.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Linguistic ties are also tight with Russian still widely spoken in Azerbaijan and nearly half (46 percent) of the total volume of remittances paid to Azerbaijan come from Russia, where, according to official data, more than 300,000 Azerbaijanis live.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
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Today, Hilton has achieved a 62% reduction in pre- and post- consumer food waste (the equivalent of more than 400,000 meals), which has kept almost 726 tons of CO2e emissions from entering the environment.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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An ideal tennis bag for players who need to carry a ton of gear or like to tote the entire family’s worth of rackets, the Wilson Shift Super Tour 9 is a great option.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The board approved the amount during the May 22 meeting.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Feed your systems large amounts of representative samples for optimal results.—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Local students can be seen tucking into a book or studying at no-fuss black, metal tables.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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Jeff May, a mold inspector in Massachusetts who co-wrote a book on improving home health called My House Is Killing Me!—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
28 July 2025
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The completion of this $5.7 million project, the first step in a $600 million expansion that pushes the plant’s capacity to 50 million gallons per day, appears to be what the memorandum is referring to in regards to capacity expansion in August.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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By the end of the year, 103,000 more pets had entered shelters than had exited, contributing to an ongoing capacity crisis in U.S. shelters.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Since rice water is typically produced in limited quantities, this fertilizer tends to work best on houseplants and container gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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This includes not being able to order certain items in large quantities due to short shelf life.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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When the photographer Adrienne Salinger first published her collection of portraits of teen-agers in their bedrooms, thirty years ago, the book appeared in a paperback edition from Chronicle Books and retailed for less than twenty dollars.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
26 July 2025
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The paperback editions were collected into ten books, with the first season of The Sandman covering the first two — Preludes & Nocturnes and The Doll’s House — and two stories from Dream Country released as a surprise bonus episode.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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Now a set of prominent figures close to the software firm Palantir are pitching a new project to shake up streaming TV and film with a portfolio ranging from feature films about daring Israeli and American military operations to a three-part treatment of an Ayn Rand tome.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Photo : Louis Vuitton/Taschen The tome was edited by Pino Allievi.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
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And where most operators tend to employ one Inuit cultural educator per Greenland and Canada permit requirements, says Wayne Broomfield, a cultural educator with Adventure Canada from Labrador, Adventure Canada’s expedition crew often includes more than a dozen.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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On one end were more than a dozen individuals in reflective vests.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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