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as in ton
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume
Production changes stand out—the volume of a synth or the overuse of reverb can sound like a push notification interrupting your listening experience.
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
In blood-vessel-model and live pig tests, the milli-spinner was able to reduce the volume of clots by up to 95%, allowing for successful clot removal on approximately 90% of first attempts.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Bondi addressed concerns about the delay, saying the FBI is still reviewing a substantial volume of evidence.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Passenger luggage at airports accounted for the highest number of seizures, while shipments found in sea cargo were the largest by volume.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
In blood-vessel-model and live pig tests, the milli-spinner was able to reduce the volume of clots by up to 95%, allowing for successful clot removal on approximately 90% of first attempts.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Bondi addressed concerns about the delay, saying the FBI is still reviewing a substantial volume of evidence.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Passenger luggage at airports accounted for the highest number of seizures, while shipments found in sea cargo were the largest by volume.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
Noun
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Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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This server 100 percent did not have to put in any more effort than an ihop server would just for the same amount of people.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Gonzalez also had his kids research the cost of rent in the area and required them to set aside a roughly equivalent amount in a savings account every month to help prepare for living independently.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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From dropping chart-topping solo singles to racking up awards from around the world, alongside new projects like his own photo book, unexpected duets, and charity donations, V’s military service period still managed to be a springboard for creativity and generosity.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The sheer Jewishness of Thalberg, Mayer, and the other studio heads is a subject that has been much turned over; Turan, writing a book for a series on Jewish lives, naturally puts it front and center.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Improving your physical stamina mainly involves cardiovascular training to increase your aerobic capacity, which is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
19 June 2025
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License methods that scale beyond your personal capacity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Coming in contact with this bacterium in large quantities can result in ear, nose, and throat infections.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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As the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar is held in large quantities by global central banks.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Related Stories The exact paperback still sits on a bookshelf in his Upper West Side home to this day.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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The first season of Stranger Things, released way back in 2016, was eerie and quaint, a horror paperback brought to life with a killer soundtrack.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The book contains 75 signature dishes packed into a petite size, the tiny tome measuring only 5 1/2-by-7 inches.—
Cathy Thomas,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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That arduous tome was stuffed to the brim with interpersonal conflict as the characters trudged through the woods, leaving the reader wondering if the end was truly in sight.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Police tape wrapped around government vehicles delineating an off-limits zone where dozens of federal agents congregated.—
Pedro Rios,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Over three dozen incidents tallied Freelance visual journalist Michael Nigro, shown here at protests in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood shortly after being struck in the helmet by a non-lethal bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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