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adjective

ˈme-nē How to pronounce many (audio)
Definition of manynext
as in numerous
being of a large but indefinite number a journey of many miles begins with a single step

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noun

as in number

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Recent Examples of many
Adjective
The state said the forest is named for Andre Michaux, a French botanist who discovered and named many plants in the 18th century. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Over the next two decades, Evergrande built many of the homes, office blocks and urban structures that powered China’s miraculous economic growth. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 For many, Menorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands, is synonymous with summer which makes Son Ermità like the thrill of the first dip in the sea in the morning or the joy of the last swim at dusk. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 Zinc ions make room first Protons are much smaller and can move rapidly, but too many proton reactions can create byproducts on the electrode surface. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for many
Recent Examples of Synonyms for many
  1. numerous
  2. number
  3. multiple
  4. several
  5. countless
Adjective
  • Harte and the 15-year-old allegedly exchanged numerous personal text messages over a span of several months.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Garcia, a Mexican American rancher and scientist who raises cattle in Sonora, told CNN that any livestock entering the US will be inspected numerous times for screwworm before being dipped in a chemical bath.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of numerous
Noun
  • Alejandro Garnacho, initially for sale for £40m, ended up joining Aston Villa on loan with a conditional obligation-to-buy clause based on a minimum number of appearances next season.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, Fuller said the agency was seeing a dramatic increase in reports, with the average number of monthly reports rising from about 476 to more than 1,400.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of number
Adjective
  • When there are multiple logical possibilities for what the next word should be, the model typically selects one of those words by chance, based on their relative frequencies in the data.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His brother was stuffing bricks of cash in multiple places and would even wrap the money in plastic before hiding it in spaghetti sauce jars.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of multiple
Adjective
  • Beijing has issued many measures over the past several years to stabilize the property market; however, there is no end to the crisis in sight.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Infleqtion is evaluating several possible sites in Colorado’s Third Congressional District, with the final location and timing still to be announced.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of several
Adjective
  • With thousands of defendants and countless individualized schedules, effective oversight becomes extraordinarily difficult.
    — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The rest is history, with countless other pizza places putting their own spin on the style.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of countless

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