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Recent Examples of hundreds
Human rights groups, citing concerns over forced confessions, have condemned a wave of hundreds of arrests and warned that the government is using the June conflict as a pretext to escalate repression.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Her visit to Rogers comes 13 days after hundreds of Arkansas farmers met with staff members from the state's congressional delegation in Brookland in Craighead County to describe their economic status.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Private equity has acquired hundreds of HVAC and plumbing businesses in recent years, often using roll-up strategies to combine dozens of small operators under one brand.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Siemens Energy, for example, is hiring hundreds of engineers for a new transformer plant, critical for powering these facilities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The signatories — which included the likes of EV manufacturers Volvo and Polestar, as well as material suppliers, battery manufacturers and grid operators — said the introduction of the target had already triggered hundreds of billions of euros in new investment.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
In less than six hours, the protest turned violent when police used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and then gunfire, killing at least 19 people including children and injuring hundreds of others.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
In a ceremony broadcast live on Facebook, hundreds of Catholics can be seen singing, praying and honoring the shrine by laying yellow sunflowers as offerings.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Her visit to Rogers comes 13 days after hundreds of Arkansas farmers met with staff members from the state's congressional delegation in Brookland in Craighead County to describe their economic status.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Private equity has acquired hundreds of HVAC and plumbing businesses in recent years, often using roll-up strategies to combine dozens of small operators under one brand.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Siemens Energy, for example, is hiring hundreds of engineers for a new transformer plant, critical for powering these facilities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The signatories — which included the likes of EV manufacturers Volvo and Polestar, as well as material suppliers, battery manufacturers and grid operators — said the introduction of the target had already triggered hundreds of billions of euros in new investment.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
In less than six hours, the protest turned violent when police used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and then gunfire, killing at least 19 people including children and injuring hundreds of others.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
In a ceremony broadcast live on Facebook, hundreds of Catholics can be seen singing, praying and honoring the shrine by laying yellow sunflowers as offerings.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundreds
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As part of the celebration, Krispy Kreme is also offering 50% off a dozen Chocolate Original Glazed Doughnuts with the purchase of any other dozen or 16-count mini doughnuts.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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A couple-hundred miles east and 180 years earlier, in 1795, an Ontario farmer named John McIntosh came upon a couple dozen apple trees while clearing brush on his property.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last time, Republicans were defending more than two dozen districts won by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Three dozen lucky Klarna staffers just joined the ultrarich club thanks to its recent stock windfall.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The team recently achieved the production of up to 10 tons of liquid air per day, representing a significant milestone in advancing the technology toward large-scale commercial viability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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While that marked the lowest annual increase in 10 years, more than 170 million tons of new LNG supply are set to be available by 2030 in service of burgeoning global power demand, the energy major noted in its latest market assessment.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hundreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundreds. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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