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
In a country in thrall to warm water, where geothermal heat fuels countless pools and lagoons, any new opening is greeted with avid curiosity.
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Rick Jordan, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Maye has taken over the reins from Brady as an ambassador for Best Buddies, an international organization that supports countless individuals with intellectual disabilities across New England.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
MacKinnon Chapman thanked the nonprofits for their tireless efforts that have strengthened communities and provided hope to countless individuals.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Good, a mentor to countless nurses and a champion for the patient experience, is Advocate Health Care’s 2025 Nurse of the Year.
—C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Rick Jordan, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Maye has taken over the reins from Brady as an ambassador for Best Buddies, an international organization that supports countless individuals with intellectual disabilities across New England.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
MacKinnon Chapman thanked the nonprofits for their tireless efforts that have strengthened communities and provided hope to countless individuals.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Good, a mentor to countless nurses and a champion for the patient experience, is Advocate Health Care’s 2025 Nurse of the Year.
—C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countless
Adjective
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The public health department said those poisoned have included many Spanish, Mixteco and Mandarin Chinese speakers, and the state in response has expanded their warnings in different languages.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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After the Bondi attacks, many in the Jewish community said Albanese had not done enough to stamp out antisemitism that had worsened since Israel sought to avenge Hamas’ murderous attack.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Later on Monday, Croft recalled seeing a large tent standing in the middle of the roadway while numerous law enforcement officers investigated the scene.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Later on, as some of the brightest extended objects visible with even the most primitive of telescopes, planetary nebulae are numerous and prominent in the catalogues of astronomers, with the first ones spotted way back in the 1700s.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The set reportedly triggered innumerable threats against his life.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Yet, the center of our galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius, whose innumerable stars, together with those of adjacent constellations, pile up along our line of sight to create the magnificent summer Milky Way.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The shift is already underway in markets like Brazil and Australia, where numberless cards and systems are gaining traction.—
Kevin Pierce,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 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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“Countless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countless. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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