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multitude

[muhl-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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His music sometimes reminds me of a multitude of wheels within one encompassing wheel—a sort of kaleidoscopic stasis that is actually bursting with variety and activity within.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The sound quality is more than adequate, and where it falls down the electricity coming off of that stage in this performance makes up for a multitude of sins.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The broadcaster and campaigner was once asked about what drove her to get involved in a multitude of causes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

When asked about the names of officials who had withheld information from the public, Mamdani said, "this goes across a multitude of those that New Yorkers have trusted."

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Beyond, above, below, were other swarms of workers engaged in an unimaginable multitude of jobs.

From "1984" by George Orwell

They contain multitudes, and so too do the Dashwood sisters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Parton didn’t have children, and her husband died in 2025, but she had 11 siblings and multitudes of nieces and nephews.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

She's given to grand proclamations like "I'm unstoppable", or "I will exist in multitudes".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Charlie contained multitudes, and I took some satisfaction from the eulogies noticing that fact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

If only I had truly taken advantage of the situation, seized and held and prized the multitudes of advantages the summer offered me; if only I had.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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