as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
received numerous complaints about that product
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Recent Examples of numerous
By the time he was brought in, Assouline and Nike had already begun compiling and photographing some of the numerous mementos from the life and career of Jordan that serve as the backbone of the book, many of which have never been seen.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The streamer has taken international rights to numerous shows co-produced with Canadian players, such as was the case with Frontier, on which Maggs was a writer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The International Space Station and James Webb Space Telescope took numerous trips to space to construct, Frank said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
This can happen for numerous reasons.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The streamer has taken international rights to numerous shows co-produced with Canadian players, such as was the case with Frontier, on which Maggs was a writer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The International Space Station and James Webb Space Telescope took numerous trips to space to construct, Frank said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
This can happen for numerous reasons.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerous
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For many, that included sweet breads like pan dulce.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Zebra mussels can completely clog water intake structures and affect public water supplies, power generation and many other industries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Aggie Beever-Jones fluffed her lines on multiple chances, failing to connect with a through ball from Keira Walsh and only weakly meeting a cutback from Sjoeke Nusken.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the way to Zvíkov Castle, stop in the town of Tábor, known for its impressive Gothic-baroque mashup town hall, home to the Hussite Museum and several underground tunnels.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The club has taken advantage of several of the league’s biggest teams, including Malmö, underperforming and all beating each other, Lund pointed out.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The series also links Gein — who confessed to killing two women, robbing countless graves and making items of the body parts of his victims — to both the sensation about true crime stories and to many horror films that featured over-the-top killers.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, officials at the Louvre requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate the museum's ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Numerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerous. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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