SO MANY Definition & Meaning

so many

Such a large number, as in There were so many guests that we didn't have enough chairs . [First half of 1200s]
An unspecified number, as in There allegedly are so many shrimp per pound, but of course the exact number depends on their size and weight . [First half of 1500s]
Forming a group, as in The reporters turned on the speaker like so many tigers let loose . [c. 1600]

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There’s now been so many of them that they’ve come to feel moldy.

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Pies are metaphors for so many things, Howard told me on Tuesday.

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There are so many more answers hidden in the production design of the show than you actually see onscreen.

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Aguilar said a nearby restaurant had to close Wednesday because so many employees failed to show up.

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“We don’t know who’s who. There are so many facilities.”

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