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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as in different
not the same, shared, or matching
After college, we each went our several ways.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Endurance wasn’t crushed all at once, but instead ground down into a twist of wood and metal over the course of several weeks, like a rabbit in the clutches of a boa constrictor.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Hopkinson has been running his own script consultancy for several years, Expanded Media, and is known as one of the most experienced drama makers in the UK, having worked on the likes of The Bitter End and Wallander.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the years the Perkins family opened the world’s first fly-fishing school in Manchester, followed by a wing shooting school several years later.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Kindt worked with Gorinson through several companies, including Boom!
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Endurance wasn’t crushed all at once, but instead ground down into a twist of wood and metal over the course of several weeks, like a rabbit in the clutches of a boa constrictor.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Hopkinson has been running his own script consultancy for several years, Expanded Media, and is known as one of the most experienced drama makers in the UK, having worked on the likes of The Bitter End and Wallander.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the years the Perkins family opened the world’s first fly-fishing school in Manchester, followed by a wing shooting school several years later.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Several.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/several. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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