so many

adjective

1
: constituting an unspecified number
can only read so many chapters each night
2
: constituting a group or pack
behaved like so many animals

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For all the negative coverage, aesthetic arguments about climbing styles, the controversies and disasters, Everest continues to be at the heart of so many dreams and ambitions — even for old hands, like Cotter. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 There were so many people, and everyone's outfit was so quintessentially them. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 No other team has played so many without being champion. James Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 There were so many cool sculptures and pieces of architecture that screamed to be turned into a puzzle. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for so many

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of so many was in 1533

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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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