as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
received numerous complaints about that product
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Recent Examples of numerous
On Friday, the Oregon Open saw several competitors take to the track and the field for numerous events, including all the schools competing on Saturday and some additional ones from the region.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers found that the site attracted numerous international tourists – and several pilgrims left messages in their native language.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In her 30-year career, Laura has won numerous national awards for coverage of human trafficking, child welfare, crime and government secrecy.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In 1969, in nearby Cocke County, a series of news reports prompted the arrest of numerous law-enforcement officials on charges including extortion and bribery.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers found that the site attracted numerous international tourists – and several pilgrims left messages in their native language.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In her 30-year career, Laura has won numerous national awards for coverage of human trafficking, child welfare, crime and government secrecy.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In 1969, in nearby Cocke County, a series of news reports prompted the arrest of numerous law-enforcement officials on charges including extortion and bribery.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerous
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For many in attendance, the commemoration has new meaning amid federal immigration enforcement targeting immigrant communities, including the risk of arrest at a place of worship.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of The Mark The Mark A smidge closer to the Met than the Carlyle, many gala attendees get ready at the Mark.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
19 Apr. 2025
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Oblivion, along with Morrowind and Skyrim, was recognized as Game of the Year by multiple outlets.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Lawlor has held the position as chief of operations for the Division of Criminal Justice since 2018 and supervised prosecutors involved in appeals, cases involving multiple jurisdictions, civil litigation, housing complaints, Medicaid fraud and other matters.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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Jackson’s dismembered torso was found inside a Rubbermaid container in a wooded area of Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview on June 28, 1997, and authorities said she was killed several days earlier.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a press conference Wednesday April 16, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several inflammatory statements about autism.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, Kiper, Smith and countless other prominent mainstream sports media figures spent plenty of time after that continuing to passionately debate the slide.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The same can be said of the countless goods America buys from Canada, Mexico and China.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Numerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerous. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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