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dozen

[duhz-uhn] / ˈdʌz ən /
NOUN
twelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
boxcars dodecahedral


Example Sentences

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Addressing more than a dozen criminal justice and forensics students—including two other groups who’d reviewed different cases for their class assignment—Stafford announced that U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He would repay her with pearls of wisdom from more than four decades of coaching college basketball and a dozen trips to the Final Four.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Last month, US media outlets said at least a dozen American soldiers were injured by an Iranian attack on the base.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

HYSAs are more liquid and withdrawals are limited to half a dozen per month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

He had found nearly three dozen of them, the tiniest no larger than a pencil point, the biggest nearly the size of his little finger.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville