Great many
Several and great many are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Several" instead an adjective phrase "Great many".
Several
Several adjective - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.
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Synonyms for Several
Great many and several are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Great many" instead an adjective "Several".
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Previously reluctant to enter battle, he learns that several family members and also countless retainers of his have been slain and sheds a great many before setting about to avenge their deaths.
Source: Literature / Nibelungenlied - During his streams of The You Testament, a great many things made him nearly burst into laughter, like seeing that a fight he started a was still going on several minutes later.
Source: Lets Play / Supergreatfriend - Soundtrack Dissonance: Among the music you can purchase to listen to during fights, there are a great many songs that are oddly calming, including several tracks by the Kuricorder Quartet.
Source: Video Game / Phantom Crash
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