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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And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
So why do so many football coaches emphasize Southern accents?
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Why would so many people have home dishwashers but not use them?
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Sam Woodward More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, first responders and survivors alike are still fighting for access to studies and treatments as so many continue to die from toxic exposures at ground zero.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
So why do so many football coaches emphasize Southern accents?
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Why would so many people have home dishwashers but not use them?
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Sam Woodward More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, first responders and survivors alike are still fighting for access to studies and treatments as so many continue to die from toxic exposures at ground zero.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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