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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Rather than focus on priorities—innovating or customer acquisition—so many organizations must contend with an ever-expanding bureaucracy, one that grinds away at us inexorably.
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Sierra Leone, the virus had spread so quickly, and killed so many people, in large part because the country’s health care system was so under-resourced.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
There are so many resources out there, like the American Rose Society, local groups, and social media.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
There are so many shows and movies that have loaded casts, are written and directed by geniuses, marketed by billion-dollar companies and something doesn’t work and people don’t watch.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Sierra Leone, the virus had spread so quickly, and killed so many people, in large part because the country’s health care system was so under-resourced.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
There are so many resources out there, like the American Rose Society, local groups, and social media.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
There are so many shows and movies that have loaded casts, are written and directed by geniuses, marketed by billion-dollar companies and something doesn’t work and people don’t watch.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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