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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The group would underscore so many of the reasons for its vast popularity during Saturday’s approximately 2-hour show.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Showering cash on teenagers and young adults with little credit history is a recipe for fiscal disaster and has also provided cover for the massive increases in tuition that plague so many four-year institutions of higher learning.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
With so many rule changes taking effect at once, a little preparation can go a long way toward avoiding delays and maximizing your refund.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Managing their consequences required, among other things, the development of the administrative state that so many conservatives currently deplore.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Showering cash on teenagers and young adults with little credit history is a recipe for fiscal disaster and has also provided cover for the massive increases in tuition that plague so many four-year institutions of higher learning.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
With so many rule changes taking effect at once, a little preparation can go a long way toward avoiding delays and maximizing your refund.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Managing their consequences required, among other things, the development of the administrative state that so many conservatives currently deplore.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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