The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Two traps that Soto set up outside his home — vertical, clear cylinders reminiscent of a hummingbird feeder — were filled with dead flies within days, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once dry, the highly flammable cylinders are sent to the front line, where gun crews stack up to six of them into artillery systems, such as howitzers, depending on the distance they want to fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The broader point is that a healthy stock market is one that’s firing on all cylinders — and this is not the case right now.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Gas cylinders? Oh, nwunye m should not have bothered herself so much.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
