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

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2
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 Brown could be from eating large quantities of fava beans or aloe, or certain UTIs or liver and kidney disorders. Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 If tariffs remain in place through the end of 2025, SNAP recipients could face difficult trade-offs, choosing between quantity and nutritional quality. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 That’s of particular note when considering that some brands and retailers ship high quantities of goods to third-party logistics companies near the U.S. border to be stored in warehouses. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025 Known as indie dyers, these companies deal in smaller quantities — often from a specific breed of sheep — and use higher quality bases. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantity
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Noun
  • But given the amount of talent left off this card, an 11th Tag Team Title reign for the New Day is yet another impressive feat in their Hall of Fame careers.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The City continues to lower the tax burden on residents and needs to flip the amount of property tax reliance from residential properties to commercial properties.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The tiny pup has been spotted meeting tons of celebs, including Demi Moore and her tiny dog, Pilaf, Powell's Twister costar Daisy Edgar-Jones and more.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Avocado makes a ton of great organic sleep products, particularly its Green Mattress and Eco Mattress Topper.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More than a dozen high-quality studies have since found no evidence of a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mitchell spent a chunk of the game defending Hawks star guard Trae Young, limiting him to just two field-goal attempts while guarding him for six minutes of game clock, according to NBA tracking stats.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The Horned Frogs had a multitude of players like Bud Clark, Avery Helm, Vernon Glover, Major Everhart and more than that missed significant chunks of time during the spring.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The downgrading of the talks comes at a critical time, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington could walk away if there was no progress on a deal soon.
    Elizabeth Piper, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • So far, Trump has not met with China's president Xi Jinping, the WSJ reported, which will be essential to inking a deal.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is also an abundance of in-person events, both regionally and nationally.
    Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Psychologists have long studied the difference between scarcity and abundance mindsets.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The roster is filled with veteran and versatile players, especially on offense, and a wealth of young talent on defense.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.
    Andrew Collis, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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