as in ton
a considerable amount picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale

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Recent Examples of bushel Perhaps, for some Bears players, that heaviness inside the locker room late Sunday had something to do with how familiar this loss felt, with the offense failing to capitalize on another strong outing by the defense and squandering a bushel full of golden opportunities. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024 Already, 2,000 bushel bags of cones have been collected by Cal Fire foresters. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024 Rocio Fabbro walks us through Apple’s bushel of new offerings. Peter Green, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2024 Seafood dealers would pick from his various packets, trying to assemble just the right mix of pepper, mustard powder, and salt for their bushels of steamed crabs. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bushel 
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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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  • The emergence of a capitalist market economy put ever greater demand on quantification (the act of counting or measuring the quantity of something), calculation and bookkeeping skills.
    James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The pollen of the mountain cedar isn't especially allergenic, but the sheer quantity released by the trees during December and January means that concentrations in the air are very high in some areas.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Large numbers of new people coming into the home and descending on piles of food and Christmas decorations easily trigger anxious dogs − and worst-case scenario, someone could get bit or your dog could eat something dangerous.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Decked out in glittery gold flowers and yellow lights, the trees are surrounded by piles of new and unwrapped toys.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 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
  • 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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  • For most consumers, Thompson said, using just one provider may save them a significant chunk of money in 2025.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • That's a significant chunk, on top of other financing alternatives like bank loans and cobbling together groups of other wealthy individuals (e.g., how Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders).
    Dan Primack, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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