amounts

plural of amount
as in quantities
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?

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Recent Examples of amounts Once the vitamins enter the tubules, the essential amounts (such as vitamins C, B6, and B12) are actively reabsorbed and returned to the bloodstream. Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026 The development comes as Louisiana prepares for a wave of new industrial and technology projects that will require substantial amounts of reliable power. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Babies are born with low amounts of Vitamin K, which is required to form blood clots. Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Areas east and southeast of a line from Huntsville to Galveston could receive 1 to 3 inches of rain on average, with higher amounts possible. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 This rush of air can stir up large amounts of dust, lifting it into the air and pushing it forward as a wall that can stretch for miles and reach thousands of feet tall. Brandi D. Addison, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Investigators said the videos had millions of views and potentially generated large amounts of income. Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Organizations aggregate enormous amounts of telemetry across endpoints, networks, identities, applications and cloud infrastructure. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 This lender offers a loan calculator that shows you potential interest rates and monthly payment amounts. Kelsey Neubauer,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amounts
quantities
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  • But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The drugs weren't taken in high enough quantities to die, the cuts weren't deep enough and the window wasn't high enough.
    Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Amounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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