as in many
more than two but not very many
It took several weeks for the package to arrive. He arrived several hours ago.
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as in different
not the same, shared, or matching
After college, we each went our several ways.
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Recent Examples of several
James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
Zhao’s restaurants now carry several of Stoumen’s wines.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
Schmidt also posted several pics and a video clip in costume on Instagram.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Besides, the resolutions in this story also provoke several intriguing questions about the future for Billy, Agatha, Jennifer and Rio.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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For several years, one of us, Jay Turner, and his students at Wellesley College have been tracking clean energy investments in the U.S. and sharing the data at The Big Green Machine website.
—James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
Zhao’s restaurants now carry several of Stoumen’s wines.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
Schmidt also posted several pics and a video clip in costume on Instagram.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Besides, the resolutions in this story also provoke several intriguing questions about the future for Billy, Agatha, Jennifer and Rio.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Several.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/several. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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