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dozen

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


Example Sentences

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“Unread,” his brisk, conversational memoir, recounts the loops and switchbacks on his path to literacy, conveyed through discussions of more than a dozen books that shaped his quest.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the midst of these attacks, dozens of tankers have stopped moving to avoid the strait.

From BBC

They also show the county plans to spray herbicides on more than 2,000 acres in dozens of channels and basins this year, among them the Santa Ana River and Aliso Creek.

From Los Angeles Times

Publix, a beloved Florida grocer with about 1,400 stores, envisions a dozen locations operating in Kentucky by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine also shows how hard it is to defend against multiple complex attacks involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

From BBC