too numerous to list
idiom
: of such a large quantity that they cannot all be named
The people I'd like to thank are too numerous to list.
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Similarly, South Korea lives with the knowledge that its northern neighbor’s ballistic missiles could reach it within minutes, and Israel faces daily threats from Iran, as yet unreconciled Arab states, and terrorist organizations too numerous to list.
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021
The contrasts with Trump’s rally at the Garden were too numerous to list—these were events for what might as well be different countries.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
The number and breadth of Israeli violations in Gaza and the West Bank are too numerous to list, though the ICJ tried in its July Advisory Opinion.
—Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 21 Sep. 2024
The pricing and feature list for these plans are far too numerous to list here, so take a look at SiriusXM’s pricing page for more details.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
His credits are too numerous to list but, to name a few: The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman, American Hustle and, most recently, last year’s Best Picture Oppenheimer.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 July 2024
There are other gimmicks too numerous to list, but the deal’s overall theme is maintaining business more or less as usual and then hoping that the state’s economy will generate enough money in future years — sometime after Newsom’s governorship ends — to make things truly balance out.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Tabard Theatre has lifted us up with music, acting, poetry and dance year after year through COVID and tragedies too numerous to list.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021
The contrasts with Trump’s rally at the Garden were too numerous to list—these were events for what might as well be different countries.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
The number and breadth of Israeli violations in Gaza and the West Bank are too numerous to list, though the ICJ tried in its July Advisory Opinion.
—Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 21 Sep. 2024
The pricing and feature list for these plans are far too numerous to list here, so take a look at SiriusXM’s pricing page for more details.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
His credits are too numerous to list but, to name a few: The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman, American Hustle and, most recently, last year’s Best Picture Oppenheimer.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 July 2024
There are other gimmicks too numerous to list, but the deal’s overall theme is maintaining business more or less as usual and then hoping that the state’s economy will generate enough money in future years — sometime after Newsom’s governorship ends — to make things truly balance out.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Tabard Theatre has lifted us up with music, acting, poetry and dance year after year through COVID and tragedies too numerous to list.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Too numerous to list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20numerous%20to%20list. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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