NounLegions of people came to see him perform. joined the French Foreign LegionAdjective the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion
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Men who’ve had great success not just despite their misogyny, but because of it, are legion. Damon Young, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Even the maxim that lifting is good only for getting big has been routinely undermined by a new legion of fitness instructors; women who were once cautioned against handling anything mightier than a hand weight now grunt and pull with abandon. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2022 But the In the Heights and Tick, Tick … Boom! executive music producer also has a few other famous friends, likely more recognizable by a legion of tinier fans: the puppets of PBS Kids and Fred Rogers Productions’ Donkey Hodie. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2022 Since Hoyer began probing Lake Erie weed beds for walleye, a legion of fishermen are going to want to try the technique. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 With multiple viral hits, a successful shapewear brand, a joyful reality series bearing her name, and a legion of fans eager to defend their icon, Lizzo’s positivity and self-love overwhelms any deniers—no matter how loud their objections might be.ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022 Aides like Thomson and Potts are legion in Congress. Chad Pergram | Fox News, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 An unknown number of Americans, mostly with military backgrounds, have traveled to Ukraine to join the country’s foreign legion and fight alongside Ukrainian soldiers there. Abigail Williams, NBC News, 23 July 2022 Over the following years, a growing legion of devoted film fans and those just curious to see what had happened to Blackbird would take to social media to plead for its release. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2022 See More
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Etymology
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio, from legere to gather — more at legend