thousand
noun
a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
thousands
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pluralof thousand.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fifty years of covering more than 700 high schools like they were the only school, writing about thousands of athletes as if they stood alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"We were putting out thousands of party balloons every single week," she said, but they were only there "for a matter of hours simply to be popped and thrown in the trash".
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
I also understand why Tesla buyers have been willing to pay thousands extra for FSD.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
In the ceramics discovered, residues preserved within them for thousands of years held DNA.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
