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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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2
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 By enumerating the many merciless changes in our government since January, the Rev. Michael Pleger is not making a political pitch. Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 The reason for the RSA challenge in J-Magic is likely to prevent other attackers from spraying magic packets all over the Internet to enumerate infected networks and then using the backdoor for their own competing purposes. Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025 And his influence can be seen in so many places, there’s no point in even enumerating it. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025 The suit enumerates a number of similarities between Woodall's undeveloped script and Moana and Moana 2. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enumerate
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  • Elliot Page Meyer also listed Elliot Page — who came out as transgender in 2020 — as a potential to play Bella.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Hudson also listed a fourth property on the mortgage documents for those purchases.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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  • The votes are then counted by three scrutineers who affirm what is written on each ballot and then announce it to the conclave, so the cardinals can record the votes themselves.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Pretty wins are good for the soul, but ugly wins count just as much.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • CPAs can also walk clients through itemizing deductions or deducting individual expenses and losses one by one from total income.
    Bree Manay, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But few people itemize expenses these days, so most people receive no offsetting tax benefit for the contribution.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • On Sunday, April 27, the Hart of Dixie alum, 43, shared a video on her Instagram of her and a friend wearing Darth Vader masks and pressing a button on the side, prompting the toys to recite some classic Star Wars phrases.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Their employees could recite growth targets but couldn't articulate why those targets mattered beyond shareholder value.
    Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Buzzi died Thursday of complications from Alzheimer’s at her home near Forth Worth, Texas, her longtime rep, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Hollywood Reporter.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
  • The administration is also reportedly considering a plan to eliminate the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention, sources told ABC News.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2025
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  • Johnson stars as Mark Kerr, the real-life two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion who was the subject of the 2002 HBO documentary of the same name that detailed Kerr’s journey and struggles with addiction to pain killers.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
  • During a long day of testimony, Turley detailed how without access to Google's search index and data, engineers for the growing company tried to build their own.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • A number of unique projects, currently numbering 20 to 25 worldwide, are among the first to pilot the WELL for Residential certification.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • In a letter to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman formally outlined the league’s proposal.
    Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Zelensky told journalists on Friday that Ukraine had outlined a list of security guarantees with London this week and will pursue his alternative plan following discussions with Trump in Rome on Saturday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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