as in quantities
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter
is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?
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Recent Examples of amounts
Stars like Castela earn exorbitant amounts playing agricultural trade shows and rodeos all over the country.
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Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said the cash-only bond amounts appear consistent with the severity of the charges and the court’s findings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The weather service suggests people follow reliable sources for forecast updates and be cautious of individual model runs that show exceptional snowfall amounts.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
In addition to being trained on the massive amounts of data captured by cameras, sensors, and experiments in the real world, home robots must also be prepared to perceive, reason, and act in the face of unexpected scenarios.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Your Risk of Obesity Goes Up Consuming excessive amounts of sugar can lead to weight gain and obesity.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
And users are being caught with greater amounts because today’s meth prices are so cheap, Wagner said.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Alphabet shares are beating Meta Platforms shares by more than 40 percentage points year to date, for instance, with the disparity coming down almost entirely to investors' current level of faith in each company's smarts in deploying similar amounts of data-center capex.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The heaviest amounts will be near the Marquette/Alger county line and the higher areas of Marquette County, which could get up to 8 inches.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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These unmanned systems are relatively low cost, can be produced in large quantities, and pose a challenge to conventional air and sea defences due to their size, numbers, and flight patterns.—
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Portion sizes matter here because some foods are high in FODMAPs when eaten in larger quantities.—
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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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