too numerous to list

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: of such a large quantity that they cannot all be named
The people I'd like to thank are too numerous to list.

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Similarly, South Korea lives with the knowledge that its northern neighbor’s ballistic missiles could reach it within minutes, and Israel faces daily threats from Iran, as yet unreconciled Arab states, and terrorist organizations too numerous to list. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021 The contrasts with Trump’s rally at the Garden were too numerous to list—these were events for what might as well be different countries. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Too numerous to list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20numerous%20to%20list. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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