so many

adjective

1
: constituting an unspecified number
can only read so many chapters each night
2
: constituting a group or pack
behaved like so many animals

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There are so many right answers right now when the Tritons spin and rearrange the tumblers. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 McRae shared that her music typically goes through so many rounds of mixes and production changes that ultimately change how the songs sound when finalized. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 However, with so many items lurking in your cabinets, keeping your cabinets in tip-top shape can sometimes seem more difficult than making crème brûlée from scratch. Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025 And there’s so many people who really love to experience both. David Bloom, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for so many 

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of so many was in 1533

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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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