as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion
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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
legions of fans crowded the stadium for the rock concert
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Recent Examples of legion
Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
The opening was very special for Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei, who helped cut the ribbon with a legion of Mountain View city and chamber of commerce officials.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The team’s Hollywood ties are legion, from Jack Nicholson on the sidelines to Jerry Buss courting celebrities with the Forum Club.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The list of projects that fall prey to the sunk cost fallacy are legion.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Trump also sent 700 Marines to Los Angeles to add to the uniformed legions that, to this point, have inflamed tensions, not quelled them.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
The opening was very special for Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei, who helped cut the ribbon with a legion of Mountain View city and chamber of commerce officials.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The team’s Hollywood ties are legion, from Jack Nicholson on the sidelines to Jerry Buss courting celebrities with the Forum Club.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The list of projects that fall prey to the sunk cost fallacy are legion.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legion
Adjective
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Horner's availability has led many to believe that Ferrari could approach him again.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Her work has helped the clinic grow and stand out in a market where many clinics offer similar services.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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With an army of 222 million followers, his social voice and willingness to traffic in objectionable content or conspiracy theories proved a major hurdle to advertisers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Russia’s bigger army also is trying hard to break through at some points along the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line, where Ukrainian forces are severely stretched.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Last season, before the final home series, Getz spoke to a throng of media inside the tunnels of Rate Field in Chicago.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Along with the headline-grabbing job culls in the federal government which began earlier this year, a throng of companies have already laid off workers so far in 2025, including Microsoft, UPS, Dell, BP and others.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Users apply a standard Sharpie (typically in shades of red and coral) to the edges of their mouths before going over it again with lip gloss or lipstick, according to numerous videos.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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While bitcoin and other crypto have proved profitable for some, there have been numerous instances of memecoins — a functionally worthless asset that trades on hype and often results in investors losing cash.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Red, white, and blue silk sashes sliced through crowds, too, customized to riff on the Grammy Award-winning (Best Country Album, anyone?) record cover.—
Amber Elliott,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Among the outside restricted free agents who have been linked to the Heat by multiple reports is Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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What To Know According to multiple national media outlets, Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to the four slayings in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table and serving a life sentence.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The journey is a perilous and illuminating one, as Jamie and Isla encounter hordes of infected, as well as an alpha, a hulking and seemingly intelligent evolution of the infected.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Finding Cinque Terre beyond the crowds The first step to avoid rubbing shoulders with the hordes of hikers, especially when traversing the four-section 7.5-mile Sentiero Azzurro trail is getting an early start.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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The floor is peppered with spare knee pads and helmets, and a swarm of roller derby players outfitted in protective armor congregate in the center of the warehouse.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Legion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legion. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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