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as in to list
to make a list of
numerate the dish's ingredients for me
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
I don't have the time to numerate all the reasons, so I'll offer just a few
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Recent Examples of numerate
Meanwhile, California’s Democratic officials recently approved new math standards that would end advanced math in elementary and middle school and Oregon’s have abolished the requirement that high school graduates be literate and numerate.
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Frederick M. Hess and Michael McShane, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Frederick M. Hess and Michael McShane, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerate
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FlareFlow, which operates under COL Group – listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board – has released approximately 5,200 series to date, with 33 million registered users, support for 14 languages, and a presence spanning upward of 200 countries and regions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Jelly Roll listed the date of separation as May 9, and cited irreconcilable differences.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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His grandfather would get drunk and would recite this poem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Hakon Grottland can still recite his opening assessment of an 11-year-old Martin Odegaard.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Historically, the assessor’s office was not so political and was focused on just fairly and accurately inventorying and assessing all property in the county.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Security leaders should still inventory vulnerable cryptography, begin post-quantum migration and build crypto-agility road maps.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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As detailed by Zachary Folk of Forbes, Brunson signed with the Knicks in 2022 for more than $104 million—a bargain for a future Finals MVP when superstars like Nikola Jokic were signing contracts worth up to $276 million.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Numerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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