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noun

as in plenty
a considerable amount the car can be outfitted with a myriad of options

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Adjective
Throughout his wide-ranging interview, John talked about myriad aspects of his life, including his faith, sobriety and relationship with his late mother. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024 Three new species of superconductivity were spotted this year, illustrating the myriad ways electrons can join together to form a frictionless quantum soup. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Officials are also exploring a myriad of other ways to improve detection and defenses, including launching hundreds of military satellites into low-Earth orbit, all part of an effort to get the Space Force ready by 2026 for a more contested environment above Earth. Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024 Since the first Disney feature animation in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, these songs have taken on a myriad of forms, from silly tunes about cleaning up to dramatic ballads concerning a primal human need for something more. Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for myriad 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myriad
Adjective
  • The initiative, backed by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, selected 75 participants from over 600 applicants across Indonesia for online training in various film industry roles, including production assistance, accounting, post-production, sound design, special effects, and acting.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
  • As part of the tasting, the very best of the best in various spirit categories are crowned.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • As the creators of countless moments of joy and the backbone of their households, moms give selflessly every day.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Obituaries Toni Morrison dead at 88: ‘Beloved’ author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race Aug. 6, 2019 As a winner of seven NAACP awards and countless more accolades for her achievements in poetry — Giovanni helped up-and-coming writers.
    Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Ralph Fiennes plays the sleuth-like Cardinal Lawrence overseeing the selection of a new pope, amid icy glares, hidden agendas and multifarious intrigue.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
  • True, the Post’s concern here was focused on questions about personal transactions by Fed officials, but the modes of impairment that can threaten the public’s faith in the institution are multifarious.
    George Calhoun, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Yes, drones are legal for recreational and many other uses in Wisconsin.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This particular legal strategy is still going strong almost 200 years later, as is the story and its many iterations.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • During his tenure, the agency passed a slew of new consumer protections and generally took a more active posture in regulating and penalizing the industries under its umbrella.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The actress also had a slew of roles on film, appearing in the 2005 flick The Legend of Zorro alongside Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This warm hoodie is ideal for a ton of winter activities.
    Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Myriad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myriad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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