multiple
adjective
consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
multiples
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pluralof multiple.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Firefighters attended multiples fires in Stoke-on-Trent after fences, gardens and garages were alight.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“With each look we would get excited about, we’d need to think, ‘Does it need multiples?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The company says it will take multiples of that sum to commercialize the discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
If instead this was done on revenue per World Cup 2026 match, Fifa makes multiples of the Premier League, perhaps more than three times as much.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The most striking multiples are those when several people claim to make a discovery at almost exactly the same time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
