any number of

idiom

: many different
The dish can be prepared in any number of ways.

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Tucker is likely to be the most coveted available player in the sport with any number of contending teams competing to sign him. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Those plans must be ready to be implemented at a moment’s notice and can be triggered by any number of events. Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 That’s before defending Super Bowl champion Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia and Washington’s rookie of the year Jayden Daniels, Los Angeles Chargers stalwart Justin Herbert and any number of other talented signal-callers. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025 Unfortunately, that doesn’t narrow things down much, as any number of public workers could have had access to a tool like that. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for any number of

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“Any number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20number%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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