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
Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
The package includes new 80-hour-a-month work requirements for many adults receiving Medicaid and food stamps, including older people up to age 65.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
But many students claim to be unbothered by A.I.’s mistakes.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Gas stations overflowed with cars waiting for fuel as many loaded their vehicles with essentials and uncertain hopes.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Noun
With many American fans making note of Beyoncé showing up (with special guests) and showing out in London and Paris for her Cowboy Carter Tour, several eyes were on her first show back in the states, which happened to be in her hometown of Houston.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
The package includes new 80-hour-a-month work requirements for many adults receiving Medicaid and food stamps, including older people up to age 65.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
But many students claim to be unbothered by A.I.’s mistakes.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Gas stations overflowed with cars waiting for fuel as many loaded their vehicles with essentials and uncertain hopes.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for many
Adjective
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The website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which hosts numerous climate change reports and resources, including the comprehensive and often cited National Climate Assessments, is no longer operational, according to a NASA spokesperson.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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He’s been portrayed in numerous media accounts as the man who taught murder suspect Bryan Kohberger how to box.—
Laurie Mason Schroeder,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
Noun
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That tournament was staged in the UK, which is always a popular host due to the huge number of ex-pat communities from the various competing nations.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Similar numbers are reported in Jacksonville, Florida, and Round Rock, near Austin, Texas.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Around 300 officers from multiple agencies, including the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, Spokane Police, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, responded to the scene.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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Advertisement Advertisement The Gilded Age is fiction, but informed deeply by history, with several characters that are based on real people.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
23 June 2025
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When a parent disappears Foundation for Early Childhood Education, a Head Start provider with 20 centers in East L.A. that cares for about 500 children, said federal agents have been spotted near several of their centers based at housing projects.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Less than two minutes into the burn, the motor's exhaust nozzle violently shattered into countless shards of debris.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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For true workhorse status, Gunderman has relied on her Hydro Flask (arguably the mother of all reusable water bottles) for a whopping nine years, toting it to countless gyms and volleyball sessions.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
26 June 2025
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“Many.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/many. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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