plural dozens or dozen
1
: a group of 12
2
: an indefinitely large number
dozens of times
3
the dozens plural in form but singular in construction
: a ritualized African American word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of an opponent's family
dozen
adjective
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of dozen in a Sentence
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
Recent Examples on the Web
Moore’s book is among dozens placed off limits for at least a week in school libraries operated by the DOD as the new administration aims to roll back protections for transgender people and terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Most grocers that are implementing restrictions on eggs are limiting shoppers to two dozen per trip.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen counties have already frozen enrollment into the child care program, including Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Broomfield counties.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen people have been hospitalized for measles as of Friday.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Most grocers that are implementing restrictions on eggs are limiting shoppers to two dozen per trip.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen counties have already frozen enrollment into the child care program, including Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Broomfield counties.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen people have been hospitalized for measles as of Friday.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for dozen
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozen. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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