as in many
too many to be counted
I've told you countless times not to do that
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Recent Examples of countless
The housing and social and medical services the plan says are needed to effectively end homelessness would cost countless billions of dollars, but the plan doesn’t put price tags on its goals or actions to achieve them.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Interest in details related to Kennedy's assassination has been intense over the decades, with countless conspiracy theories spawned about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union and Mafia.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Speculation about such details surrounding Kennedy’s assassination has been intense over the decades, generating countless conspiracy theories about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union, the mafia and the CIA.
—Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Moreover, letting the virus spread uncontrollably in thousands or even millions of birds gives the virus countless opportunities to evolve and become more virulent.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Interest in details related to Kennedy's assassination has been intense over the decades, with countless conspiracy theories spawned about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union and Mafia.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Speculation about such details surrounding Kennedy’s assassination has been intense over the decades, generating countless conspiracy theories about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union, the mafia and the CIA.
—Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Moreover, letting the virus spread uncontrollably in thousands or even millions of birds gives the virus countless opportunities to evolve and become more virulent.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countless
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His strong performances have impressed many, but a Cup Series win is something that many have been waiting for.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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To be fair, many of those — including emerging aces Tanner Bibee, Logan Gilbert, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga, who started in their native Japan when the Dodgers and Cubs opened in Tokyo last week — are no-doubters.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ever since the flagship show premiered, numerous other competition series inspired by Idol have sprung up over the years — one of which, The Voice, saw Clarkson stepping into the coaching role for seasons 14-21 and 23.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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State investigators found numerous violations there, including a rat infestation, medications not being properly administered, inoperable emergency pull cords in some bedrooms and neglected residents.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The state has struggled for decades to meet federal air quality standards and has fought innumerable court battles to force other states to comply with the good neighbor rule.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
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This year’s Summer Smash Festival features some of the hottest names across hip-hop’s innumerable scenes.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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This culminated in the 1956 inception of the notorious COINTELPRO and its numberless black-bag operations.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2022
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There are also numberless earths circling around their suns, no worse and no less than this globe of ours.—
Charles Cockell,
WSJ,
1 Sep. 2022
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“Countless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countless. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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