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Recent Examples of million
Around the world, millions of people who depend on the U.S. for food, medicine, and shelter are suddenly on their own.
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Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Her unwavering hope ignited a global movement, inspiring millions to stand up for the rights of children, particularly girls, to receive an education.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
As millions of voters have left the major parties in California, and tens of millions nationwide, the number of independent voters has more than doubled, going from 14% of the electorate twenty years ago to almost a quarter of the California electorate today.
—Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
As the California fires have devastated more than hundreds of thousands of residents, Hollywood actors have come together to raise millions for relief efforts.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Her unwavering hope ignited a global movement, inspiring millions to stand up for the rights of children, particularly girls, to receive an education.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
As millions of voters have left the major parties in California, and tens of millions nationwide, the number of independent voters has more than doubled, going from 14% of the electorate twenty years ago to almost a quarter of the California electorate today.
—Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
As the California fires have devastated more than hundreds of thousands of residents, Hollywood actors have come together to raise millions for relief efforts.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for million
Noun
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There are a zillion creative ways to lace your sneakers.—
Judy Holmes,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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It’s been sad and hard with a zillion reminders of each other.—
Kathlene Linehan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In early February 2025, DOGE staffers gained access to the Treasury's expansive payment system, which disburses trillions of dollars annually, and is normally overseen by a small group of nonpartisan Treasury employees.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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When the market imploded, causing trillions of dollars worth of lending to evaporate within a year, the GSEs were caught in the crossfires.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Barkley again ran roughshod over the porous Rams defense for another gazillion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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About a gazillion Deadpool variants from different universes.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2024
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But America, with its jillion colleges and universities, dotting the land?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 July 2023
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Netflix, and platforms hoping to keep up with it, poured jillions of dollars pursuing so much content that viewers were quickly overwhelmed.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2023
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He’s made a kazillion dollars since then.—
James Hibberd,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2020
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After what felt like a million kazillion years of waiting, the live-action leads of Aladdin were finally announced last weekend.—
Noelle Devoe,
Seventeen,
17 July 2017
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/million. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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