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umpteen

[uhmp-teen] / ˈʌmpˈtin /


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It blossomed with her friends and umpteen pen pals and reached full flower at the Malibu Cinema, the movie theater that she and her husband operated for two decades in the heart of Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025

Of course there were umpteen great reasons why Dietz would be so excited at the prospect of Ryan overseeing the adaptation, which has since been retitled “What Happens Later.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

I mean, I didn't even know what a Kardashian was for umpteen years, and I led a blessed existence until someone finally, I said, "What's a Kardashian?"

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2023

"So if you looked at your phone - in fact, if you blinked - you probably missed one of umpteen plot twists, cameos, fans-only callbacks."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2022

And if you do, she always says the same thing: “Let’s eat umpteen cookies.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead


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