"Multiple": A single word cliche

You see it everywhere in print and hear it from the talking heads on TV---using "multiple" when "many" is all the writer/speaker is saying: "A storm that moved through the region early Sunday caused havoc on Bay Area highways as multiple crashes and fatalities were reported."

Sometimes a writer/speaker striving to avoid using good old "many" will use "myriad" instead.

And why is it better to say/write "garner" than plain old "get"?

See also Gagging the "globe" for a "decade" and "Tireless": A single word cliche.