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dozen

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


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After the class, I walked with sweaty would-be shoppers into a room with more than a dozen racks displaying capes, coats, jackets and knit dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

We’ll either get a half dozen of the mini ones or four of the regular-sized ones with the seeds on them, and we’ll get cream cheese, of course, and lox.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As she spoke, around a dozen people, of all ages, gathered around us.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It has lost more than two dozen of those cases.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A dozen places stung, some with scratches and bruises, others from the blazing heat of the wildfire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Andy Burnham's Number 10 North has gone on a multi-million pound hiring spree with dozens of new jobs being advertised.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the years since, several large drugmakers restructured their businesses, laying off thousands of workers and ending clinical development for dozens of drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

South Korean and Japanese companies have been building dozens of battery factories across the U.S. to claim federal tax credits for domestic battery manufacturing that date to the Biden administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia is a thriving industry that sees dozens of balloons take to the skies on clear mornings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

There had to be dozens of Nathaniels in this city.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis


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