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dozen

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


Example Sentences

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After Turke’s death, more than a dozen controllers from across the U.S. wrote to Axelsson to share their own struggles with stress on the job and the stigma around seeking support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As of Thursday, about 5,000 Tesla owners across nearly three dozen countries had signed up, according to the website’s statistics portal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Since entering the Pentagon, Hegseth has fired more than a dozen senior military officers, including the chief of naval operations and the Air Force's vice-chief of staff.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

During the conference call, Musk said he hopes to have unsupervised FSD operating "in a dozen or so states by the end of this year."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

There was a dozen of them perched all along his antlers, and he’d never looked happier.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova



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