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as in ton
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume
Plus, transaction volume keeps climbing, signaling real-world use.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
The Port of Miami, which handles high volumes of US plant imports, lost about 35 percent of its plant inspectors.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025
Due to the sheer volume of games, March Madness doesn't have a single location (or two) like other major sporting events.
—Joe Kozlowski, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
North American prices for art shipping and transportation are also expected to rise due to the large import and export volumes of lumber (crates and stretcher bars), crude oil, and motor vehicle parts between Canada, Mexico, and the US.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
The Port of Miami, which handles high volumes of US plant imports, lost about 35 percent of its plant inspectors.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025
Due to the sheer volume of games, March Madness doesn't have a single location (or two) like other major sporting events.
—Joe Kozlowski, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
North American prices for art shipping and transportation are also expected to rise due to the large import and export volumes of lumber (crates and stretcher bars), crude oil, and motor vehicle parts between Canada, Mexico, and the US.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
Noun
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This purports to be the cost of the damage caused by the release of each additional ton of CO2 into the atmosphere.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2025
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But a ton of talent should return, starting with guards Wesley Yates and Desmond Claude.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, the infrastructure would need to be maintained and the amounts collected will not practically scale to the amount of water used by large communities.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Moderate and high doses of alcohol also reduce the overall amount of REM sleep an individual gets in a night, Reffi added.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Among his recent books is Scotch Whisky: Its History, Production and Appreciation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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As one example in Joseph’s book illustrates, that numbness can look like organizing elaborate celebrations for others while making excuses for not celebrating yourself.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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Multiple customers have praised the bag’s capacity in their reviews.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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When Elmhurst Hospital became the epicenter of a global pandemic, the city’s public health care system stood strong, tripling its ICU capacity in less than two months to save countless lives.—
Dr. Mitchell Katz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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He and another competitive snowboarder were named in a search warrant for a house in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, that was investigated for growing large quantities of marijuana, according to The Vancouver Sun.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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By 2006, he was investigated in Canada for growing large quantities of marijuana though he wasn’t charged, Olympic records note.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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A lot of romance was published purely in mass market paperback, only available in grocery stores, which feels sexist to me.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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The book is also available in paperback for $9 (reg.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Read on for the five tomes that have done for Mulvaney what Paper Doll will inevitably do for future generations of trans girls.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Each shot looks like a page out of a cursed tome of twisted, postmodern fairy tales, the images forbidding and slightly abstract.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Like Rhodes’ stalker, Carr and Mae says the perpetrator would make dozens of accounts on Twitch and elsewhere to continue harassing the couple.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Richard and Libor have not listened to the audiotape itself but have reviewed a copy of the complaint that details dozens of racist and derogatory comments made by officers during hours of recorded conversations.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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