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noun

plethora

a large or excessive amount of something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with plethora, each labelled with its topic.

  • The update dropped a plethora of new cosmetics, so many that players stopped opening the reward menu entirely.

    Gaming

  • The station wall offered a plethora of maps, timetables and warnings, and finding the right platform took twenty confused minutes.

    Travel

  • A plethora of consultants filled the lobby, each promising a turnaround, and the chief executive could not remember any name.

    Business

  • The market stall offered a plethora of chili varieties, and the vendor could describe the heat of every single one.

    Cooking

  • Retirement savers face a plethora of funds with near identical holdings, and the fee is often the only real difference.

    Finance

  • The festival lineup was a plethora of bands nobody had heard of, and the best one played at noon to twelve people.

    Music

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