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The models use blower parts to push an enormous amount of air up a small pipe, through a chopper and out the horn.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Feed your systems large amounts of representative samples for optimal results.
—Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The cruise line is based in Hamburg, Germany and draws a substantial amount from the European market (especially Germany).
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Her lady-in-waiting’s husband, Lord Colin Tennant, spent vast amounts of his fortune on transforming Mustique, a tiny island in the Caribbean, into a party resort for the rich and famous.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Feed your systems large amounts of representative samples for optimal results.
—Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The cruise line is based in Hamburg, Germany and draws a substantial amount from the European market (especially Germany).
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Her lady-in-waiting’s husband, Lord Colin Tennant, spent vast amounts of his fortune on transforming Mustique, a tiny island in the Caribbean, into a party resort for the rich and famous.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amount
quantity
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Videos have been spreading on social media platforms that appear to show a plethora of animals, such as herds of bison, elk, mountain lions and grizzly bears, are leaving the nation's oldest national park in large quantities.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 July 2025
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Lee’s first foray into the Rhône and Rhône varieties, Etienne Essen is made in extremely small quantities, and Coronati’s total volume is even smaller: Just 2,400 bottles of Essen and 1,200 of Coronati were made from the 2023 harvest.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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