as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
received numerous complaints about that product
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Recent Examples of numerous
Dense fog advisories have been issued numerous times over the past few weeks.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Two brothers were found guilty on Wednesday of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies, including two in Miami Beach.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The second-term Republican's trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea showcased numerous meetings with foreign leaders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
There is no safety in a place that has numerous cracks to fall through.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Two brothers were found guilty on Wednesday of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies, including two in Miami Beach.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The second-term Republican's trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea showcased numerous meetings with foreign leaders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
There is no safety in a place that has numerous cracks to fall through.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerous
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Mamdani, Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa have all made multiple appearances across major national and new media outlets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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As for who actually kept the ring, that changed multiple times throughout the reunion.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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This crowd is made up of several hundred species of migratory birds, millions of individuals, that each autumn fly south as far as southern South America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Introduced to baseball by her great-grandmother, who took her to countless games, Clark developed an early appreciation for competition, focus, and team dynamics.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Red Spider Nebula, NGC 6537, is one among countless examples.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Numerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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