any number of

idiom

: many different
The dish can be prepared in any number of ways.

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A couple of caveats: Every team values draft picks slightly differently, and there are any number of ways to try to peg value to future draft picks. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025 The venue, with a 5,000-person capacity just on the ground floor, was large enough to absorb any number of punks and others who wanted to attend, without leaving anyone outside to loiter or get in trouble. Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025 Indeed, talk to any number of its 200-plus volunteers and chances are they played there as a child, and now have kids and/or grandkids in the program. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 Of course, some young people may dismiss these ideas for any number of reasons. Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for any number of

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“Any number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20number%20of. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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