several dozen

idiom

: many : probably more than 36
She has published several dozen poems.

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In the end, the several dozen men gathered in the centuries-old house to pledge their allegiance to Shoufi's militia, whooping and singing while performing a battle version of a celebratory dance. Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025 Princeton said last week the U.S. government froze several dozen research grants to the school. Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 East County fires in recent years Firefighters annually estimate that several dozen blazes in El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove may have been started by homeless people, a fraction of all incidents in the area. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 Driving the news: Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber said in a letter to the campus community that the university received notifications Monday and Tuesday from government agencies, including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department, suspending several dozen research grants. Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for several dozen

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“Several dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/several%20dozen. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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