as in ton
a considerable amount
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Recent Examples of bushel
In November, 1875, the standard wage in Rock Springs was four cents per bushel of coal mined, which meant workers made anywhere from two to four dollars a day.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Wheat, milo, corn and beans all have a red arrow next to them showing price drops per bushel.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Barnes’ group can move a million bushels of crops in and out of the massive grain elevators each week, but right now there is very little movement.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2022, Kansas farmers averaged 115 bushels of corn an acre, compared to 37 bushels an acre of wheat.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Wheat, milo, corn and beans all have a red arrow next to them showing price drops per bushel.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Barnes’ group can move a million bushels of crops in and out of the massive grain elevators each week, but right now there is very little movement.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2022, Kansas farmers averaged 115 bushels of corn an acre, compared to 37 bushels an acre of wheat.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushel
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The company says this initiative saves up to 60 tons of food waste annually compared to buffet-style dining.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Palmer put her hosting talents to work for the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles on April 8 and channeled the Little Mermaid with long curls that flowed all the way down her back, hitting just above her hips with tons of volume and texture.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
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Witnesses described two men, later identified as Villanueva-Morales and 29-year-old Javier Alatorre, entering the bar and firing more than a dozen shots into the crowd of approximately 40 patrons.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Amazon also ordered a slew of international spinoffs, including Italy’s Citadel: Diana and India’s Citadel: Honey Bunny, which both premiered last year.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latest shakeup comes amid a slew of management changes at the luxury giant, which saw Guiony become president of the wines and spirits division.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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In fact, vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can synthesize in sufficient quantities just from exposure to energy from our planet’s vital star.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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In our experience, quality over quantity is important.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.—
Michael Ausiello,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The burn ban prohibits burning yard debris, land clearing, recreational fires and unauthorized piles of debris to reduce the wild-land fire threats and protect lives, property and natural resources.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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But, for example, the Russian Kosmos 1340, which weighed about 2 and a half tons, probably left behind a few chunks reaching the surface of Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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With the Heat entering the final day of the regular season already locked into 10th place in the Eastern Conference and set for Wednesday’s play-in tournament matchup against the Bulls, Miami sat a chunk of its usual rotation on Sunday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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