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as in to list
to specify one after another
I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence
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as in to count
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate
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as in to itemize
to make a list of
let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand
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Recent Examples of enumerate
Subsequent amendments, Goodwin said, build on these protections to further enumerate the rights of citizens and protect against government overreach.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerate
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Parker, listed as 6-5 and 309 pounds, did the bulk of his testing in Indianapolis last month.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jalen Smith, who was listed as questionable after missing the Bulls' last game with an ankle injury, tied his season high in points and finished with six rebounds and two blocks off the bench despite being limited to 26 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even with Alaska's current 10-day grace period, ballots from some villages in 2022 were not fully counted because of mail delays.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Otherwise, she would be counted in.—
Souvankham Thammavongsa,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The standard deduction is a blanket deduction that all taxpayers can take without itemizing.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those who itemize their taxes and fall within the highest tax bracket will now be limited to claiming total deductions of 35% of their income, down from 37% previously.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Most of the decisions that directly affect your life—your children’s schools, your roads, your water, your local courts—are made by state legislators and school board officials whose names most Americans cannot recite.—
Sharon McMahon,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Importantly, someone does not need to be fluent in the spoken language to participate, just as many Jews can recite prayers, lists and songs in Hebrew and Aramaic without necessarily being able to communicate in those languages.—
Bryan Kirschen,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ivan Montijo, a b-boy breakdancer who teaches breakdancing to students in Stockton schools, told CBS Sacramento that this mural is a grassroots movement.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Southern Israel's main hospital received at least 175 wounded from Arad and Dimona, deputy director Roy Kessous told The Associated Press.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, Omnissa’s data didn’t detail exactly how many crashes both Windows and Mac computers suffered in absolute terms, only that Windows came in behind Macs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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The report detailed concerns about Caleb Elliott's hiring, including interactions involving his father, then-athletic director Bill Elliott, and school administrators.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The crowd numbered just 1,379, but KU players appreciated the support nonetheless.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wormuth, who served as Army secretary during the Biden administration, said securing the sites could demand extensive engineering support -- including heavy construction equipment -- as well as a significant security force, potentially numbering in the hundreds of troops per location.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Musk outlined a bold target of generating a terawatt—equivalent to one million megawatts—of compute capacity annually.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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