hundred

noun

ˈhən-drəd How to pronounce hundred (audio)
Definition of hundrednext
as in dozen
a considerable amount it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times

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Recent Examples of hundred Sanders asked during an impromptu speech outside, where hundreds of people gathered on a lawn adjacent to the University of Florida’s 800-person auditorium, after their main event had already reached capacity. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Holmes was about to begin an 11-year sentence at a federal prison in Bryan, Texas, for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company, Theranos, of hundreds of millions of dollars. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 As students and rioters threw firebombs and law enforcement responded with tear gas, hundreds have been injured. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 His comments come as hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters continue rioting in the Parisian streets. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hundred
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundred
  1. dozen
  2. ton
  3. loads
  4. slew
  5. bunch
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  • To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Coming from at least three continents, the cast comprises a dozen players, most of whom have collaborated with Ambarchi or appeared on his excellent label, Black Truffle.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dozen
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  • Roan, for her part, wears pale green eye shadow accented by mod-style graphic eyeliner and tons of pink blush, plus some high-contrast strawberry blonde streaks in her signature red hair.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For the ship’s company, the key task of the autumn is to turn 80,000 tons of military hardware into a working aircraft carrier sbeginning with resuming air operations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
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  • Starring alongside Amell is a slew of objectively hot influencers and models plucked straight off the TikTok FYP, including Noah Beck, Olivia Dunne, and Brooks Nader.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, this wasn’t the only episode that featured the messy, minimalist hairstyle; the look was favored across the six-season show, which premiered in 2007, and seen on a slew of characters.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • Rounding things out are a bunch of regional banks, American Express , Netflix , Procter & Gamble , and oilfield services companies SLB and Halliburton .
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But Brolin and creator Brian Watkins’ take on the subgenre was easily the most interesting and ambitious of the bunch.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunch

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