so many

adjective

1
: constituting an unspecified number
can only read so many chapters each night
2
: constituting a group or pack
behaved like so many animals

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The long Independence Day weekend means a big major yes to all of the above—especially hunting for deals because there are so many good ones to be had. Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026 And Swift has never done that, unlike so many of our beloved celebrities both born and naturalized, our Spike Lees and Julianne Moores and Timothée Chalamets, our Robert De Niros and Sarah Jessica Parkers and Jerry Seinfelds. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 As America marks its 250th birthday, with so many of the country’s problems seeming unsolvable, Borchardt reminds us that impossible sometimes just means unfinished. Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Courses around here are starting to not allow riders due to cart shortages because so many women want to ride along. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for so many

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of so many was in 1533

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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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