any number of

idiom

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

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If Adelman doesn’t get the job, the Nuggets could go any number of directions. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 May 2025 This danger could be especially serious for people dealing with any number of common respiratory troubles, including sinonasal disease, enlarged tonsils, hay fever, chronic rhinitis, or a deviated septum. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2025 Today, the Trump Administration’s theatre of cruelty toward immigrants can be traced to any number of root causes, including racist nostalgia, economic insecurity, and far-right Christian nationalism. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025 Dickinson gives us nonjudgmental access to the day-to-day existence of one among any number of unhoused addicts, while Dillane presents Mike with all the prickly edges of a societal reject. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.

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