as in loads
a considerable amount
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
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as in latest
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Also, didn’t Trump just pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran President, who had been sentenced to forty-five years in federal prison for conspiring to import four hundred tons of cocaine into the United States?
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
On one hand, the Panthers will be getting a ton of defensive playmakers who didn’t play in that first contest in Week 13.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Mandy throws the table off of her and then performs an unremarkable but totally energetic version of the track, with lots of stunts but not a ton of musicality.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2026
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There are a ton of standout deals to shop at Amazon’s winter sale, but these top 10 truly take the cake.
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ton. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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