dozens

noun

variants or dozen
plural of dozen
as in hundreds
a considerable amount dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected

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Recent Examples of dozens For those of us who haven’t spent months preparing for heat under the care of dozens of experts, the options are somewhat limited. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 The Exodus from Egypt, the Ten Commandments and David and Goliath are of about a dozen Bible stories students will learn. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026 The 2026 tournament has the highest rate of goals per match in decades and is the first in World Cup history to have scored more than 200 goals (with two dozen matches still left to play). — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026 The tablets were labeled with more than two dozen lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from July 2026 to December 2028. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Krispy Kreme’s Fourth of July Collection will be available in-shop and for pickup or delivery via the Krispy Kreme app and website, individually and by the dozen. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Hainaut found that SpaceX’s mega-constellation could create dozens of satellite trails in images taken by ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile two hours into the night. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 After testing dozens, the Horse Daisy Bag finally met my qualifications of being spacious enough to store pretty much anything, including my laptop, a cardigan, an entire Owalla water bottle, and my 500-page copy of East of Eden. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozens
  1. hundreds
  2. loads
  3. tons
  4. piles
  5. lots
  6. chunks
  7. slews
  8. deals
Noun
  • Le Specs is a constant go-to for eyewear, with high-quality shades that won’t run you hundreds of dollars.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Though none of them passed, the dialysis industry spent hundreds of millions between 2018 and 2022 to defeat them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • There are also tons of non-technical comfort-enhancing details, too.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The presumption was the decor would involve tons of flowers, given the elaborate floral arrangements surrounding Swift when Kelce proposed to her in his Leawood backyard last summer.
    — Lisa Gutierrez July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Genre enthusiasts will find lots to like here, from its rich saturated nighttime ambience to the moody, cine-techno score by Aeph.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Summers in the South mean zucchini—lots and lots and lots of zucchini.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of lots
Noun
  • On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of slews
Noun
  • Don’t wait to shop, since these fast-selling deals won’t last long.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Amazon has deals on the exact brands the multi-hyphenate wears and raves about, plus pieces pulled straight from her playbook (cough, her Instagram, cough).
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of deals

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