1
as in loads
a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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as in amount
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantity The whales face a number of threats, including declining quantity and quantity of prey, toxic pollution and disturbance from vessel noise, according to the Marine Mammal Commission. Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Tremendous battlefield losses have diminished the quality and quantity of Russian troop strength. Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024 Over the years, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become comparable as far as the quality and quantity of sales. Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 Solid foods like turkey, stuffing, pies, cakes and cookies, are okay to pack in a carry-on or checked bag in any quantity. Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quantity 
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Noun
  • Medicare creates considerable waste by reimbursing different amounts of money for the same services rendered at different types of health care facilities.
    David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Pettersson is dependable and the Penguins truly don’t have the depth to deal with him missing a lengthy amount of time.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The area typically receives a ton of snow in the winter and also has a nearby ski resort, Sunrise Park Resort. Pinetop, similar to Flagstaff, has plenty of good hotel and restaurant options, but that's not the best part of the snowy paradise.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Jackson was one of a dozen early U.S. presidents who owned slaves and identifying their graves has been a priority at other presidential sites.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Because rental costs make up such a big chunk of overall inflation, that could pave the way for cooler inflation readings going forward.
    COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • That would theoretically take up a significant chunk of what the Tigers could offer to Sasaki, making what seems like a long-shot pairing even more unlikely.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tons of Total Wireless deals extend through the new year, like the new iPhone 16 available for as low as $829, through January 30.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Yankees reportedly acquired outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, in a deal that many had been anticipating.
    Joey Copponi, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But we in South Florida are blessed with an abundance of eateries that meet the high standards of a regional certification agency, the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • More wealth is built through excellent money management than high incomes; that’s how powerful good money management can be.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione goes on to rail in his manifesto about the disparity between America’s wealth and the quality of its health care, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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