thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇-zᵊn(d) 
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, slammed the Conservative and Labour parties after it was revealed this week thousands of Afghan refugees were secretly resettled into the country without the public's knowledge.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
All of that information will need to be aggregated and calculated across tens of thousands of programs, and thousands of schools, over a yearslong period.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
All of that information will need to be aggregated and calculated across tens of thousands of programs, and thousands of schools, over a yearslong period.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Tens of thousands of Haitians living and working in the United States with temporary protections from deportation will now be allowed to remain until at least February 2026 with employment authorization, according to the Department of Homeland Security website.
—Jacqueline Charles, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Wayfair has thousands of deals on cooling sheets and blankets, including this summer duvet cover from IEnjoy Home.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 20 July 2025
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thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇z-ᵊn(d)
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see number
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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