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Definition of severalnext
as in many
more than two but not very many It took several weeks for the package to arrive. He arrived several hours ago.

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adjective (2)

as in different
not the same, shared, or matching After college, we each went our several ways.

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Recent Examples of several
Adjective
The Vienna accelerated to its 20 mph limit without issue and held that speed for several miles on my long ride home. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Over the past several decades, patriarch Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing his companies’ content and has at points argued that the search giant should be broken up. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 Suarez says the zoning plan would address several problems at once. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Fans can watch the tournament across several platforms such as beIN Sports, SuperSport, and the CAF TV platform. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for several
Recent Examples of Synonyms for several
  1. many
  2. different
  3. numerous
  4. various
  5. multiple
  6. other
  7. mixed
  8. distinctive
Adjective
  • Her brothers, Hadi and Fazlollah, are just two of many political prisoners whom the Islamic Republic of Iran gave the death sentence.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • And the epilogue, which takes place many years later, feels like a miscalculation.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of many
Adjective
  • But Scheft and his team are mastering the subtle differences and plan to offer many of the same loaves available in Boston, though the bakeries will have a few different offerings.
    — Connie Ogle July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • One venomous species may produce hundreds of distinct molecules, each assigned to different biological dirty work.
    — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
Definition of different
Adjective
  • Others say the currents near Horn Island can be notoriously rough, with the local coroner saying his office has received numerous drowning victims from Mississippi’s barrier islands in recent years.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Blue Origin beat the odds with the inaugural flight of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket in 2025, but the company’s engineers had previous experience with numerous launches of the smaller New Shepard suborbital rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 2026
Definition of numerous
Adjective
  • As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Joe Hendry also secured a non-title victory over Dominik Mysterio amidst various interferences.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of various
Adjective
  • My husband is one of seven siblings, who are all married with multiple children; some of those children are grown and married with children, as well.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • Porro became the second Spanish defender to score multiple goals in the World Cup, joining Fernando Hierro in 2002.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of multiple
Adjective
  • The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of other
Adjective
  • As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of mixed
Adjective
  • In simple terms, each quantum gate leaves behind its own distinctive statistical fingerprint.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Once a working water tower, the Malibu Water Tower House has become one of the beach city’s most distinctive homes.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
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“Several.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/several. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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