as in countless
too many to be counted
the unnumbered stars wheeled overhead
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Recent Examples of unnumbered
Now the specifics of how many will die are no longer of concern to him: unnumbered deaths often happen in war.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
There are a bunch of desirable parallels and variations that have low print runs but remain unnumbered.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Apart from the very center of San José, the first landing point for tourists, streets and buildings in the country are mostly unnamed, unnumbered, and unmarked.
—The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
Scientists are designing an ‘internet of the ocean’ Just as there are unnumbered life forms in the ocean yet to be discovered, there also are many unanswered questions about its physical processes.
—Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation, 6 June 2023
There will be a run of numbered vests—from 1 to 1944, the year Mr. Fox killed his first turkey—plus a limited supply of unnumbered vests.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2023
The Turn 4 station is at the barely perceptible left-hand drift that is even less dramatic than the unnumbered right-hand bow before it.
—Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
There are a bunch of desirable parallels and variations that have low print runs but remain unnumbered.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Apart from the very center of San José, the first landing point for tourists, streets and buildings in the country are mostly unnamed, unnumbered, and unmarked.
—The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
Scientists are designing an ‘internet of the ocean’ Just as there are unnumbered life forms in the ocean yet to be discovered, there also are many unanswered questions about its physical processes.
—Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation, 6 June 2023
There will be a run of numbered vests—from 1 to 1944, the year Mr. Fox killed his first turkey—plus a limited supply of unnumbered vests.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2023
The Turn 4 station is at the barely perceptible left-hand drift that is even less dramatic than the unnumbered right-hand bow before it.
—Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnumbered
countless
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There are plenty of moms who’ve spent countless hours driving, feeding and motivating their sports-playing sons and daughters through highs and lows.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Mothers show up for their families in countless ways — planning milestone birthdays, traveling across the world for surprise reunions, cheering at school recitals and creating homes filled with love.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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“Unnumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnumbered. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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