plural dozens or dozen
1
: a group of 12
2
: an indefinitely large number
dozens of times
3
the dozens plural in form but singular in construction
: a ritualized African American word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of an opponent's family
dozen
adjective
Examples of dozen in a Sentence
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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More than two dozen drug cartel suspects from Mexico — including the man charged in the 1985 slaying of a U.S. drug agent — are in U.S. custody after Mexican officials agreed to send them to the United States, four sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The complaint names more than two dozen defendants, including Combs’ mother Janice, Universal Music, MTV, and several other Bad Boy officials.
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Now, dozens of large companies are taking to Capitol Hill next week as part of LEAD on a Clean Economy 2025, the seventh annual Washington, D.C. advocacy event organized by Ceres in support of business-friendly, innovative 21st century energy policies.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Already, as part of those efforts, dozens of employees at the department have been placed on leave according to their union.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The complaint names more than two dozen defendants, including Combs’ mother Janice, Universal Music, MTV, and several other Bad Boy officials.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Now, dozens of large companies are taking to Capitol Hill next week as part of LEAD on a Clean Economy 2025, the seventh annual Washington, D.C. advocacy event organized by Ceres in support of business-friendly, innovative 21st century energy policies.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Already, as part of those efforts, dozens of employees at the department have been placed on leave according to their union.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozen. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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