multitude
noun
mul·ti·tude
ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
: the state of being many
… the mind falters, confused by the multitude and yet the harmony of the detail …—
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser2
: a great number : host entry 4
a multitude of choices
a multitude of complaints
3
: a great number of people
A multitude gathered to hear the governor's speech.
Examples of multitude in a Sentence
a candidate trying to appeal to the multitude
awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s certain filmmakers that have a multitude of those films — Paul is one of them, Quentin [Tarantino] is one of them, Marty’s one of them.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
It can be used to accurately simulate an AI factory at massive scale, while also providing insights into how to optimize said AI factory with a myriad of different parameters and under a multitude of conditions, before anything is actually built in the real-world.
—Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multitude. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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multitude
noun
mul·ti·tude
ˈməl-tə-ˌt(y)üd
: a great number of things or people
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