any number of

idiom

: many different
The dish can be prepared in any number of ways.

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There’s no chance that any number of re-releases could get any films currently on the chart anywhere close to challenging for the #1 spot, but might a big enough sequel to Godzilla Minus One have a chance? Mark Hughes, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 But in a minority opinion, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor feared the ruling would broadly shield Trump from abusing his authority in any number of ways, whether assassinating a rival or accepting bribes. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024 In a hypergraph, an edge is no longer defined as the connection between a pair of vertices, but rather as the connection between any number of vertices. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 That’s because the stock market can be unpredictable and any number of factors can cause share prices to drop or rise unexpectedly. Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for any number of 

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“Any number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20number%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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