dozens
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- noun
- /ˈdʌzənz/
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- She's also done dozens of Hallmark movies, other movies.
I have written dozens of articles on that.
- I have written dozens of articles on that.
- And OK, let's see, he wrote dozens of poems, letters and messages to her.
- And so now they've built dozens of bases all through the South China Sea.
- And then it's not insight because you have dozens more hours to go there.
- They could have landed in dozens of airports all along the way.
- It also means they have done it dozens and dozens and dozens of times before.
- And there are dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of them.
- This guy who sees like dozens of scalps every day.
- Well, there's about three dozen portraits of her, none of which are her.
Examples
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They could have landed in dozens of airports all along the way.
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This country has installed dozens of minor kings.
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And they they see dozens and dozens of such patients.
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Across the three books, there are dozens and dozens of characters.
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This was dozens, if not thousands of people.
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And there are dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of them.
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There are a number of events, dozens of them every week at Harvard.
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The thing is, there are dozens of these shaving soap companies.
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SURE, THERE MUST BE DOZENS OF QUALITY ESTABLISHMENTS ALONG THIS ROAD.
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There are dozens of flowers blooming in the garden this spring.
Synonyms
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1.4
Many people or things counted together
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5.7
A large number of things or people
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4.4
A large number of things or people
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5.9
A large number of things or people
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8.1
A very large number that people use to show exaggeration
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A very large number that people use to show a lot
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A large number or amount of something
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A large number of people or things
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A very large amount of something, often many people or things
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A very large amount of something, for example many things or people
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A phrase that means many rather than exactly 101
A large number of people or things
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
A large amount of things, like books or food
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A large amount of things like clothes or money
A very large number of people or things
A very large amount of something, often said in a friendly or joking way
Very large in number with no exact amount and said as a joke
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Etymology
Dozens comes from dozen, which originally meant 'a group of twelve' and is from the French word douze meaning 'twelve'. So, dozens first meant 'many groups of twelve', and today it is used to mean 'a lot' or 'many' rather than a precise number.