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as in combined
used or done by a number of people as a group
multiple ownership of a vacation condo
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as in numerous
being of a large but indefinite number
the multiple achievements of her long career in public service
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Recent Examples of multiple
Even after filling in, that area had more than a dozen empty rows across multiple sections.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Tarantino has been known for his directorial fascination with feet, having depicted Thurman’s tootsies on-screen multiple times, as well as the majority of his leading ladies.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Somers tells Rolling Stone that, even with sensor suites that include multiple lidar, radar, and camera systems, AVs have failure modes that can lead to disaster.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream tracked the affected products and determined that the ice cream bars were sold at Kroger and Giant Eagle retailers in multiple states.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Tarantino has been known for his directorial fascination with feet, having depicted Thurman’s tootsies on-screen multiple times, as well as the majority of his leading ladies.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Somers tells Rolling Stone that, even with sensor suites that include multiple lidar, radar, and camera systems, AVs have failure modes that can lead to disaster.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream tracked the affected products and determined that the ice cream bars were sold at Kroger and Giant Eagle retailers in multiple states.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiple
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Since 2019, California has partnered with jurisdictions in 28 countries—touching more than a quarter of the world’s population, with a combined GDP in the tens of trillions of dollars—to cut greenhouse gases, enhance climate resilience and develop clean energy.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The combined company will have a huge stable of household brands under one roof, putting Kenvue’s Listerine mouthwash and Band-Aid side-by-side with Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper, Huggies and Kleenex tissues.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The area increased to 80% by 2018, according to state media, after numerous buildings and city walls were restored, and 135 temporary structures inside the compound were torn down.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The event was being filmed and numerous students were recording it on their phones.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Sunday, he’s scheduled to have a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, followed by a joint signing ceremony with the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in children; and high blood pressure, joint pain and reproductive problems in adults.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The reason for the parade of customers, many of them first-time visitors, was the boxes of free fruits and vegetables -- apples, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and onions -- sitting atop two tables and inside multiple boxes under them.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Added to that, in the eyes of Roman Catholic Europe—and many of her own subjects—the new Queen was a heretic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the members of the collective Creators for Zohran, a group aimed at getting Mamdani elected, are working New Yorkers, not full-time influencers.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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There have been lengthy shutdowns before, including several others that stretched on for more than two weeks.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nelson has also released 1994’s Christmas With Willie Nelson, 1997’s Hill Country Christmas, and 1995’s Pancho, Lefty, and Rudolph, a collaborative Xmas album with Merle Haggard.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Catania and fellow cast member Teresa Giudice, as well as her brother Joe Giudice, all grew up in Patterson, New Jersey, and were mutual acquaintances.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Robinson rejected Towers’ arguments that the settlements were invalid due to mutual mistake or missing formal signatures.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Multiple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiple. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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