as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Waves of protesters parked themselves outside dozens of Tesla stores in the Bay Area on Saturday in protest against Elon Musk’s recent actions on Capitol Hill that include spearheading an agency that supports cuts to diversity funding and potentially allowing access to private taxpayer data.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The average price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high of $4.95 in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen state legislatures may take up bills this year that would ban synthetic dyes in foods, either for school lunches or in any setting.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Neo recycles a few dozen tons of high-purity gallium a year, mostly from semiconductor chip manufacturing scrap, at a factory in Ontario, Canada.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The average price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high of $4.95 in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen state legislatures may take up bills this year that would ban synthetic dyes in foods, either for school lunches or in any setting.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Neo recycles a few dozen tons of high-purity gallium a year, mostly from semiconductor chip manufacturing scrap, at a factory in Ontario, Canada.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
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The measure essentially establishes a price for each ton of carbon emitted, based on the long-term damages it is expected to cause in the future.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Pioneer Woman’s Spring Collection is filled with tons of kitchen pieces that Grandma would love.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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Riding The Collaboration Wave After two highly successful seasons, brands are capitalizing on The White Lotus’ success with a slew of collaborations.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Unlike 2017, when a slew of Republican voices were vocally against him, almost no congressional Republicans now speak out against him.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Obviously a great competition, a bunch of great shooters.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ava DuVernay and a bunch of friends did a wonderful thing by raising funds to help rebuild it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons, in a reversal that has fueled scrutiny over Elon Musk's efforts to cut the federal workforce.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The weekend’s wet wintry mix resulted in mandatory speed restrictions on the Mass Pike and led to hundreds of crashes, according to MassDOT, and weather forecasters say there may be more snow coming in the days ahead.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the changes in 2025: Parking ▪ Feb. 27-March 2, March 6-9 and March 27-30: $30 flat parking rate at city garages and surface lots in South Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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The top lot at Tuesday’s sale in New York was an untitled oil on canvas painting by Joan Mitchell executed in 1985.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even still, Holmberg, who needs a new deal after this season (RFA), might be worth hanging onto as a depth forward who can play anywhere in a pinch (with real limitations offensively).—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Guerrero will now look to headline the 2026 free agency class in search of a deal that could be worth north of $500 million.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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As a result of the selling spree, Berkshire’s gigantic cash pile grew to another record, $334.2 billion, up from $325.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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At the stroke of a pen, U.S. and European leaders could order their banks to block the accounts of Russia’s central bank, rendering much of Putin’s cash pile inaccessible.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Before the never-bored world of smartphones, that made up a big chunk of my time in N.Y.C. — Frank Vigorito Torres WINTER’S TALE, by Mark Helprin.—
Juliana Barbassa,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Japan — where auto exports make up the largest chunk of outbound shipments and the US is the largest market — has already raised the issue with the White House.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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