as many

phrase

: the same in number
saw three plays in as many days

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Notwithstanding Tehran’s influence, as many as 15 million barrels of oil are flowing out the Gulf each day on average, including via the strait and through pipelines, according to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Yoendrys Gómez earned his third save in as many games and 20th of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth. CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Urban legend says that rats outnumber the city’s humans by as many as five to one, but a 2023 study put the number at more like three million, or about one for every three bipeds. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 To overwhelm Russian air defenses, the operation would need to send as many as 1,000 drones a night to airports in and around Moscow, said one of the sources familiar with it. Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as many

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as many was circa 1540

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“As many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20many. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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