as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
received numerous complaints about that product
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Recent Examples of numerous
There have been numerous questions over the last year about Jones potentially moving inside.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, the messages were allegedly sent out as replies to numerous spam emails Lor received.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Whether this fight runs afoul of the law — and the Constitution — is a question at the center of numerous legal challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The center was formed to study numerous aspects of prions as part of the push to get ahead of possible spillover.
—Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, the messages were allegedly sent out as replies to numerous spam emails Lor received.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Whether this fight runs afoul of the law — and the Constitution — is a question at the center of numerous legal challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The center was formed to study numerous aspects of prions as part of the push to get ahead of possible spillover.
—Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerous
Adjective
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The kind of place Trish thought about many times before.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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While the average adult typically needs between seven and nine hours of sleep per night, many of us aren’t getting that much on a regular basis.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But over the years, multiple books including The Autobiography of Malcolm X, written with famed author Alex Haley, and Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic, which features Denzel Washington in the title role, helped cement a different view in America’s collective consciousness.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit includes multiple mentions of ways in which Bailey and the label promoted the music without Moore’s credits on the songs.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When compared to the data reported over the course of previous flu seasons, the toll this year has already exploded past the totals from the last several flu seasons.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Merging the Postal Service with Commerce could result in several cost-cutting changes, Newsweek reported, with rural areas being hardest hit.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The menu itself is quiet diverse, with countless dim sum options that include a selection of baos.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Of course, countless other factors can be incorporated into the process, and which ones to use depends on personal preference and an understanding of the current trading environment.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Numerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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