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a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of hundred
By the age of 5, he was fascinated by butterflies and started building a collection that has grown to more than 4.2 million, representing hundreds of species.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
The work of piecing together hundreds of body parts has been painstaking, but the authorities said that by Tuesday morning 170 bodies had been identified, and four were turned over to their families.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The crash prompted an all-out emergency response that included the deployment of special forces troops as well as hundreds of emergency responders.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
At least two people were dead and several wounded after tornadoes slammed through parts of Texas and the Southeast as severe weather gripped much of the nation, delaying or canceling tens of thousands of weekend flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power Sunday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
The work of piecing together hundreds of body parts has been painstaking, but the authorities said that by Tuesday morning 170 bodies had been identified, and four were turned over to their families.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The crash prompted an all-out emergency response that included the deployment of special forces troops as well as hundreds of emergency responders.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
At least two people were dead and several wounded after tornadoes slammed through parts of Texas and the Southeast as severe weather gripped much of the nation, delaying or canceling tens of thousands of weekend flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power Sunday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundred
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Who won and lost Wisconsin politics in 2024? After a whirlwind year for national and state politics, Dan Bice takes stock of the winners and losers, with input from a dozen Democratic and Republican politicos.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Riot doubled the size of the group tasked with connecting its games to the entertainment industry to more than two dozen people.Cecilia D’Anastasio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The Port of Baltimore, which intakes more cars and light trucks than any other port in the U.S., did not fully reopen until early June following a massive salvage effort that involved the removal of the ship and thousands of tons of steel and concrete from the river.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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The 2025 eligible defenseman displayed his skating, skill and vision throughout the match, making a ton of plays.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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This 6-million-acre preserve of land in Alaska is home to a slew of native wildlife, such as grizzly bears and caribou, as well as Denali, the highest summit in North America.Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
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Despite a slew of stimulus measures introduced since late September, recent economic data from China indicates that the world’s second-largest economy continues to grapple with disinflation, driven by weak consumer demand and a prolonged downturn in the property market.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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Before that, The Menu, a bunch of X-Men movies as Beast, and one of my favorite roles of his, a self-aware zombie in Warm Bodies.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aficionados have begun feverishly hunting the best of this new bunch, turning some of the rarer offerings into virtual unicorns.David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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