hundreds

variants or hundred
plural of hundred
as in dozens
a considerable amount it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times

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Recent Examples of hundreds As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Like hundreds of others around the country, the school was closed. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 In 2008, Amazon paid $300 million to purchase the audiobook company Audible, a deal that gave listeners access to hundreds of thousands of titles. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 What began as a massive peaceful march turned violent when groups of hundreds of hardcore activists clashed with police, throwing stones and setting fire to trash containers. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Since its inception, STM has donated $75M worth of instruments and technology to over 2,800 schools – impacting millions of students’ lives in hundreds of communities nationwide. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 Hackers hit Georgia Power’s online customer portal last week, exposing information of hundreds of thousands of customers and fueling the debate over online security in a digital economy. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 You get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars — millions — to be places. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 And to his hundreds of millions of followers on X, Musk reposted an image of Gibney with a poop emoji on his head. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundreds
Noun
  • For Le Labo, Deborah Royer, global brand president and creative director, said the brand still operates with the mindset of an indie — even a dozen years post-acquisition.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli strikes in northern and southern Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded at least a dozen others, according to health officials at Gaza hospitals.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Movement analysis With tons of byes in the area, there wasn’t a ton of room for movement in the local rankings.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There simply wasn’t enough of either scattered across the piles, the team found.
    — Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The recall affects drinks in lots 091026 DL, 091126 DL, 072226 DT, 072426 TL, 073126 TL, 072926 TL, 073026 TL, 081026 TL, 082126 OA, 080126 DL, 082026 DL, 083126 DT, 082526 KM, 090426 KM and 072726 TL.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Nonstop construction, destruction, too, and lots and lots and lots of gold.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Along the way, there are a smattering of sea days, typically bunched together in two- or three-day chunks.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Damaged Bark Lawn mowers, strimmers, and snowplows can take a major toll on tree health – especially if tree bark is peeled away in large chunks.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Hundreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundreds. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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