as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
received numerous complaints about that product
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Recent Examples of numerous
Created in 1991, the studio has produced more than ten feature films and hundreds of hours of animation for television, receiving numerous accolades, with highlights being its 34 nominations for the Goya Awards.
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Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s the cohort of makeup brands that have been trying to sell for the past couple of years to no avail, while speculation also continues to grow around numerous other brands in multiple categories from Bubble to Parfums de Marly to Amika to Olaplex and many more.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026
This day marked the first full return-to-office day for numerous federal workers in downtown Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
What causes drooling There are numerous causes of drooling — some benign, others less so, experts say.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s the cohort of makeup brands that have been trying to sell for the past couple of years to no avail, while speculation also continues to grow around numerous other brands in multiple categories from Bubble to Parfums de Marly to Amika to Olaplex and many more.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026
This day marked the first full return-to-office day for numerous federal workers in downtown Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
What causes drooling There are numerous causes of drooling — some benign, others less so, experts say.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerous
Adjective
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Instead, Yee is running a grassroots campaign, visiting nearly all 58 California counties and holding as many face-to-face meetings as humanly possible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Its across-the-board native cloud infrastructure and NVMe storage give it an edge over many conventional hosting providers, although HostArmada imposes stricter limits on storage, database sizes, and monthly data transfers as a trade-off.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All seven villas have multiple bedrooms and a large indoor-outdoor living space with a kitchenette.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Gaps in the market have emerged following the loss, and waning acquisitions appetite, of multiple traditional and/or streamer buyers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Crude prices spiked above $110 per barrel Monday morning after several Middle East energy producers announced plans to cut output.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Irish unit, which Generali inherited through its purchase of Liberty Seguros, specializes in online operations and attracted interest from several buyers.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are countless breathtaking routes to traverse, from Maui to Lanai, but one of the most iconic trails is a loop around the Diamond Head Crater in Oahu.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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To look at the rhinoceros auklet even briefly was to see these countless threads gathered into blurred shadows flying over my head at twilight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Numerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerous. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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