multiple
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Synonyms & Antonyms for multiple
Synonyms: Adjective
collaborative, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, cooperative, joint, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
Antonyms: Adjective
exclusive, individual, one-man, one-sided, one-way, single, sole, solitary, unilateral
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Examples of multiple in a Sentence
Adjective
She made multiple copies of the report. a person of multiple achievements He suffered multiple injuries in the accident.Noun
35 is a multiple of 7. 12 is a multiple of 6.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
And, oh yes, there will be a tie-in video game: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, slated for release later this year across multiple platforms (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Microsoft Windows, and macOS). — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Sigourney Weaver, Mark Hamill lend voices to Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," 13 Aug. 2019 Witnesses say the man, wielding a long knife, attempted to stab multiple people near a busy intersection on Tuesday. — Washington Post, "Man arrested after trying to stab several in Sydney; 1 hurt," 13 Aug. 2019 Television crews recorded multiple episodes over the course of a few intense weeks. — Paula Johnson, Smithsonian, "Remembering Julia Child," 13 Aug. 2019 The duo traded multiple lawsuits over the past year. — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, "What Is Bytedance Searching For?—Data Sheet," 13 Aug. 2019 Last December, Facebook executives were in advanced discussions to buy Houseparty, a social networking app that lets multiple people video chat on their mobile phones at once, said two people with knowledge of the talks. — New York Times, "How Facebook Is Changing to Deal With Scrutiny of Its Power," 12 Aug. 2019 Online, the museum attracted more than 2.4 million individual visits to multiple online platforms including its website and ArtLens App. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Kusama helped Cleveland Museum of Art hit new attendance record of nearly 865k in FY 2019," 9 Aug. 2019 This is our recurring narrative now: A man is violent toward the women around him, faces few if any consequences, and then goes on being violent and escalating his behavior until multiple people die. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The Dayton, Ohio, shooter reportedly kept a “rape list” of potential victims," 5 Aug. 2019 Officers responded to a residential street where multiple people were reportedly engaged in a physical altercation. — oregonlive.com, "Vandals leave car coated in salami for some reason: Forest Grove police log," 5 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Jimmy Butler is an upgrade over Josh Richardson, but at multiples of the price and with many fewer years potentially left in the tank. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "ASK IRA: Is One Last Dance 2.0 on the way?," 10 Aug. 2019 Dear Liz: My wife is distressed by your recent column about how many multiples of salary are needed to retire. — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive.com, "Liz Weston: More on savings guidelines for retirement benefits," 21 July 2019 The most expensive one is semiconductor products maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, which priced its IPO at 171 times its earnings—while an informal rule of a multiple of no more than 23 has been the norm for IPO pricing. — Jane Li, Quartz, "China’s answer to Nasdaq will finally let markets do their thing," 19 July 2019 The study did not count the number of children -- an important distinction, as some children may have been entered in the database multiple times, the researchers noted. — Minali Nigam, CNN, "There was a dramatic rise in kids entering foster care due to parents' drug use, study says," 15 July 2019 Clinton flew on Epstein’s private jet multiple times, the New York Times reported, citing flight records. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Donald Trump and Prince Andrew met up in London ahead of Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest on new sex trafficking charges," 8 July 2019 Fairhope junior Riley Leonard probably has been asked the same question multiple times already. — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al.com, "Basketball or football? Fairhope 2-sport star Riley Leonard in no hurry to make the call," 1 July 2019 NICOLE YANG Bruins center Charlie Coyle has attended a championship parade — multiple, in fact. — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, "Bruins players have long dreamed of winning the Stanley Cup," 11 June 2019 These are usually a multiple of your annual salary. — Liz Weston, latimes.com, "Ready to retire? If you’ve saved 8 times your salary by age 60, maybe," 30 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multiple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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