as in ton
a considerable amount
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Recent Examples of bushel
Bean prices are currently hovering around $10 per bushel, about 10% above their general price breakeven area of $9 or so.
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Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The company's ethanol business faced volatility in corn and ethanol pricing, with Chicago Board of Trade corn prices ranging from $3.62 to $4.97 per bushel and S&P Global Platts ethanol pricing from $1.38 to $2.12 per gallon during the year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Sometimes Carrington would have players over to their old house on Oakford Avenue in the Arlington neighborhood to shoot on the backyard court or to devour a bushel of crabs.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, when the trade war intensified and China turned away from U.S. soybeans, bean prices declined in the U.S. all the way down towards their cost of production of very roughly $9 per bushel.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The company's ethanol business faced volatility in corn and ethanol pricing, with Chicago Board of Trade corn prices ranging from $3.62 to $4.97 per bushel and S&P Global Platts ethanol pricing from $1.38 to $2.12 per gallon during the year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Sometimes Carrington would have players over to their old house on Oakford Avenue in the Arlington neighborhood to shoot on the backyard court or to devour a bushel of crabs.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, when the trade war intensified and China turned away from U.S. soybeans, bean prices declined in the U.S. all the way down towards their cost of production of very roughly $9 per bushel.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushel
Noun
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After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The Reserve’s storage facility features scores of private vaults capable of storing 25 to 60 tons of gold, which are stored in boxes and sealed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Noun
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More than a dozen cancers are associated with obesity.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Police then issued a search warrant at the suspect’s home, where the bodies of over a dozen dead cats were discovered, officials said.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
Noun
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It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
Noun
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More than the Martini or the Manhattan, the Martinez evokes that Gilded Age, an echo of a long past era reflected in the quantity of vermouth and the unusual character of maraschino.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
31 May 2025
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Loveland, Grand Junction, and Aspen are among the top destinations for outdoor galleries, housing original artwork in museum-like quantities amid the fresh air.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Other than capitalizing on its popularity and maybe making a bunch of money, what is the point of a live-action version of this game?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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That means a revisit for old fans who grew up with Stitch's shenanigans alongside his young Hawaiian bestie Lilo and a fresh bunch of little movie lovers discovering the adorable pals for the first time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Noss estimates that 85 percent of species could be saved by simply protecting a sufficiently large chunk of each type of American ecosystem.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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It was nicely seasoned, a brick of a chunk on my plate, and really tasty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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