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as in ton
a considerable amount
we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume
Monday featured the highest trading volume in three years.
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
During Wednesday's session, there was an unusual trading volume of around 30 billion shares, the highest level in history, as per records dating back 18 years.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The move was quickly reversed to give Customs and the Commerce Department a grace period to develop adequate systems for processing the staggeringly high volume of small shipments and collecting tariff revenue.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Vibe coding and related trends all mean that the volume of code (to be stored, versioned, and protected in an IP context for business) is growing dramatically.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
During Wednesday's session, there was an unusual trading volume of around 30 billion shares, the highest level in history, as per records dating back 18 years.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The move was quickly reversed to give Customs and the Commerce Department a grace period to develop adequate systems for processing the staggeringly high volume of small shipments and collecting tariff revenue.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Vibe coding and related trends all mean that the volume of code (to be stored, versioned, and protected in an IP context for business) is growing dramatically.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for volume
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volume
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Palmer put her hosting talents to work for the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles on April 8 and channeled the Little Mermaid with long curls that flowed all the way down her back, hitting just above her hips with tons of volume and texture.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s a rework of the social systems, an English-speaking announcer, a new map for Last Hero and tons of balance changes.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The main principles of the diet include eating very few carbohydrates, moderate protein, and high amounts of fat.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even in comparatively wet areas, such as the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest, golf courses require extensive amounts of irrigation to keep greens and fairways lush.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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From her searching emerges a book that might be called biography, historiography, cultural criticism, manifesto, or all of the above—a memoir, in a sense, of the internet.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show even started a lending library next to craft services, to which, Briones adds, Wyle donated a bunch of books.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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With members like Iraq, Kazakhstan and the U.A.E. adding to capacity, pressure on the remaining members (translation Saudi Arabia) can only grow.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Though Villa’s revenue has markedly improved, owing to unlocking Champions League riches, a major issue impacting this is their stadium capacity.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Known as indie dyers, these companies deal in smaller quantities — often from a specific breed of sheep — and use higher quality bases.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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One big issue is fertilizers, which are applied in large quantities to coffees grown in open fields.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The first 13 volumes of the Apothecary Diaries light novel series are available in English via ebook or paperback.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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In preparation for their 2018 paper, the Microsoft researchers ordered their DNA from a company called Twist, which had developed a silicon chip that has about the same area as a paperback.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Here, amid the shelves filled with natural history objets d’art, guests can while away an hour with a glass of chenin blanc and a tome on South Africa’s one-of-a-kind flora.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sold at the Automobile Club de Monaco’s boutique, the oversized tome chronicles the event’s history and highlights.—
Lane Nieset,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Democrats were intent on making the effort as politically painful as possible, with action on some two dozen amendments to the package that GOP senators will have to defend before next year’s midterm elections.—
Time,
Time,
5 Apr. 2025
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All members who lost access to more than two dozen major hospitals in the Metroplex on Tuesday once again have in-network access to Southwestern’s medical facilities, and the coverage is retroactive, Blue Cross Blue Shield said.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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