any number of

Idioms  

1. Many; also, no particular amount of. The meaning here depends on the context. I can give you any number of reasons for John's absence means I can offer many reasons. Any number of subscribers might stay home means that an unknown number will not attend.

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any number of

With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

On CNN on Monday, British Columbia Premier David Eby noted US consumers will see the impact of the US tariffs in any number of goods.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

First, stock-market valuations are already crazy by any number of measures.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

It was generalised to any number of dimensions by German mathematician Ott-Heinrich Keller in 1939.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I think you have slipped in any number of ways since last year. I understand for example that there was gaming in my dormitory this summer while you were living there.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles