as in many
too many to be counted
I've told you countless times not to do that
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Recent Examples of countless
Zero oversight led to countless human-rights violations, compounding the terrible impacts of this federal disaster zone.
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Victoria MacHado, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Practically, wildlife supports our economies and lives in countless ways.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His answer is both thoughtful and humble, and perhaps perfectly fitting for a seasoned actor who’s taken on countless roles in Korean film and TV over the past 32 years.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
For true workhorse status, Gunderman has relied on her Hydro Flask (arguably the mother of all reusable water bottles) for a whopping nine years, toting it to countless gyms and volleyball sessions.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 June 2025
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Victoria MacHado, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Practically, wildlife supports our economies and lives in countless ways.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His answer is both thoughtful and humble, and perhaps perfectly fitting for a seasoned actor who’s taken on countless roles in Korean film and TV over the past 32 years.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
For true workhorse status, Gunderman has relied on her Hydro Flask (arguably the mother of all reusable water bottles) for a whopping nine years, toting it to countless gyms and volleyball sessions.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countless
Adjective
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Six months after the Palisades fire roared down Pacific Coast Highway, the Country Kitchen in Malibu is open for business, but many customers have yet to return.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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But as with many AI applications, the technology moved faster than the safeguards.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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While bitcoin and other crypto have proved profitable for some, there have been numerous instances of memecoins — a functionally worthless asset that trades on hype and often results in investors losing cash.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Users apply a standard Sharpie (typically in shades of red and coral) to the edges of their mouths before going over it again with lip gloss or lipstick, according to numerous videos.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Chávez has fallen to innumerable lows during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Global vaccination work has nearly halved the global infant-mortality rate, saved more than a hundred and fifty million lives, prevented innumerable costly hospitalizations and long-term disabilities, and strengthened local health services in many remote places.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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This culminated in the 1956 inception of the notorious COINTELPRO and its numberless black-bag operations.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2022
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There are also numberless earths circling around their suns, no worse and no less than this globe of ours.—
Charles Cockell,
WSJ,
1 Sep. 2022
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“Countless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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