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dozen

[duhz-uhn] / ˈdʌz ən /
NOUN
twelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
boxcars dodecahedral


Example Sentences

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Another dozen had median pay below the $33,576 family threshold for SNAP.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Addressing more than a dozen criminal justice and forensics students—including two other groups who’d reviewed different cases for their class assignment—Stafford announced that U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Last month, US media outlets said at least a dozen American soldiers were injured by an Iranian attack on the base.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

For this new release, he distilled six hours of material recorded during two days in a Brooklyn, N.Y., studio into a dozen tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Half a dozen people were clustered around her, vying for her attention on the first day back.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows