as in splashes
a very small amount
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Recent Examples of ounces
Eat two servings a week that are about 3 ounces, or about ¾ cup, of flaked fish, the AHA said.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Ewa Portable Bluetooth Speaker $22 $20 at Amazon This teeny tiny speaker is under two inches tall and wide, weighing in at just four ounces.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Are there rules of thumb for translating tablespoons and cups of common ingredients to grams and ounces?
—Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
To make the best cup of coffee, pour 20 ounces of boiling water over 1 cup of coarsely ground coffee, wait 1 minute, then break the crust, stir, and let steep for 5 more minutes.
—Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Half of the participants continued their usual diet, while the other half added 17 ounces (480 grams) of fruits and vegetables and 10 ounces (300 milliliters) of fruit juice daily for 12 weeks.
—Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 3 Dec. 2024
The pockets have elastic mouths that hold your cup in place, fitting any size mug or water bottle from 8 to 42 ounces.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Look for a wheel of brie that is 8 to 10 ounces in size.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
Enabled with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, the deluxe and high-tech Nespresso Vertuo Next can brew 18 ounces of coffee from a single pod.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ounces
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But what if your littles have five years between them, like ours—or if your family included an even broader age range?Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Some sea creatures manifest that may frighten the littles.Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Nov. 2024
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But the wit often transforms into wonder; the snowflakes toss their own snow in handfuls, which is at first amusing, then amazing.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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As things continue to expand and cool on cosmic scales, the density of particles continues to drop and the temperature of particles drops as well.Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
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The researchers successfully loaded the flower particles with a cancer drug and injected them into mice.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Ounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ounces. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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