as in numerous
being of a large but indefinite number
a journey of many miles begins with a single step
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Recent Examples of many
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of The Mark The Mark A smidge closer to the Met than the Carlyle, many gala attendees get ready at the Mark.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Just three months into 2025, Kansas City has already seen as many domestic violence homicides as all of last year, police and city leaders announced Monday.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
The two have gone on to work together many times over the years, including in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Friends with Kids, Maggie Moore(s), and Mean Girls.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The modern situation for trans men is quite different because many in India don’t recognize their existence.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of The Mark The Mark A smidge closer to the Met than the Carlyle, many gala attendees get ready at the Mark.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Just three months into 2025, Kansas City has already seen as many domestic violence homicides as all of last year, police and city leaders announced Monday.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
The two have gone on to work together many times over the years, including in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Friends with Kids, Maggie Moore(s), and Mean Girls.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for many
Adjective
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Police said numerous roads and neighborhoods were flooded, and officers assisted more than a dozen motorists whose vehicles were trapped in high water.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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In addition to being close to a wide range of services, award winning schools, fine dining, and numerous recreational opportunities, Farmington and Simsbury are nearby, Hartford is an easy commute, and Boston and New York City are just two hours away.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those numbers rose to 82% among Republicans and 95% among Democrats if the ruling came from the Supreme Court.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Osgood is one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Oblivion, along with Morrowind and Skyrim, was recognized as Game of the Year by multiple outlets.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parents of multiple faiths, and even kids, mobilized to have their views heard by the school board, with as many as 1,000 people gathering for one school board meeting.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jackson’s dismembered torso was found inside a Rubbermaid container in a wooded area of Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview on June 28, 1997, and authorities said she was killed several days earlier.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a press conference Wednesday April 16, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several inflammatory statements about autism.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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The singer delivered a set that thrilled the thousands who packed the desert grounds — and countless more who tuned in via livestream.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, Kiper, Smith and countless other prominent mainstream sports media figures spent plenty of time after that continuing to passionately debate the slide.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Many.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/many. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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