copious
Example Sentences
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He also kept copious and documented records of the people he knew: hence the piles of emails, photos and other documents that are now in the public domain.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
More than four years ago, the whistleblower told me the programme was flawed and their spreadsheets and copious amount of digging into records proved that.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“We sampled all their pies and food and made copious notes on this stuff,” Rafferty says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
India lacks such large inventories, but as prices climb, it may opt to buy the copious volumes of sanctioned crude oil currently in floating storage, mainly in East Asia.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Her- schel had been misled because of the copious amount of obscuring dust in the direction of Sagittarius; he had no way to know of the enormous numbers of stars beyond.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing copious
Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 1
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Grade 10, List 3
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