any number of

idiom

: many different
The dish can be prepared in any number of ways.

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Federal prosecutors could invoke any number of criminal laws in a potential case involving the settlement money. Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 This experiment could have gone wrong in any number of ways—by seeming contrived, by seeming disjointed, by imposing on its readers the irksome requirement of tracking which voice is saying what across two continents and the better part of a century. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 After a start to the offseason that was short on splashy moves but filled in several of the gaps on the roster, the Chargers have the flexibility to choose from any number of positions throughout the three-day draft. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 With unlimited uses on any number of machines, this is an ideal tool for IT professionals or home users upgrading hardware. Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for any number of

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“Any number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20number%20of. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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