any number of

idiom

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

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The change could shift the city in any number of directions, depending on how many employees unionize, who is elected to leadership positions and what negotiating tactics are used by each side. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025 The same, actually, could be said of Washington, whose somber performance in the modern-dress Othello did nothing that hasn’t been done in any number of Shakespeare in the Park’s lesser offerings. Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 There are indoor cycling and Pilates classes and any number of treatments in the spa. Jane Archer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 Certainly, in the past several years, the app has been blamed for any number of contemporary social ills. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 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 6 Jan. 2026.

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