Handful of
Many and handful of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Many" instead a pronoun phrase "Handful of".
Many
Many adjective - Being of a large but indefinite number.
Handful of and many are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handful of" instead a pronoun "Many".
Both terms in one sentence
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There are so many items and equipment that you need a guide and a couple hours to get just a handful of items you want.
- In many future settings, the writers will try to balance this out by throwing in a couple of new slang words or having a handful of words gain or lose an embarrassing connotation over the years.
Source: Eternal English - Thanks to Switzerland destroying much of the incriminating evidence, many unofficial and personal details regarding the couple's affair now exist only in Austria's head and a handful of Nations.
Source: Fanfic / 1983: Doomsday Stories
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Many and Handful of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handful_of/many
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