Thesaurus results for AMOUNTS

amounts

noun

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 Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In recent skin-absorption studies, the FDA found that 1,4-dioxane can penetrate the skin in trace amounts, especially when applied as a lotion. — Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026 This requires computers that can process huge amounts of data almost instantly. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 While the price differential between the two is relatively small, hedge funds often employ large amounts of leverage to further inflate returns. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 In the process, enormous amounts of time and money were wasted, including the hours of multiple hospital staff members, my doctor’s office, and my own family. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Even with specialized parallel-processing hardware, this consumes immense amounts of energy, and creates a digital traffic jam that can severely limit performance. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data. — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 Democrats responded to the news by accusing Republicans of using vast amounts of cash to mask their shortcomings. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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quantities

Noun

Devices that move tiny quantities of fluid have potential applications in microfluidics and minimally invasive medical technologies, where controlling flow through narrow channels can be challenging.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Automating these sectors likely requires both the most advanced software models and enormous quantities of data about physical interactions.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026