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as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
doesn't want to go to some mammoth state university where she would be just a number
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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
a stunning gymnastics number that really impressed the judges
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as in calculation
numbers plural
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
if you believe the president's numbers, we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts
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as in to aggregate
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of number
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Last year, antisemitic incidents increased in California, with the greatest number of incidents reported in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Regardless of whether one accepts that thesis — and many experts are skeptical of it — it can only be tested by keeping tariffs in place for a substantial period, likely numbered in years rather than months.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The final numbers for this weekend’s box office will be released on Monday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Last year, antisemitic incidents increased in California, with the greatest number of incidents reported in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Verb
Jason Isaacs is proud of his association with Harry Potter villain Lucius Malfoy, but says those days are numbered.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Regardless of whether one accepts that thesis — and many experts are skeptical of it — it can only be tested by keeping tariffs in place for a substantial period, likely numbered in years rather than months.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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Entering play, Hicks had touched triple digits on two occasions during his time with the Giants.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Triple-digit fastballs in the strike zone all spring will get a pitcher the longest looks possible.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Given the trades, personnel choices, position against the cap and current composition of the Heat roster, shouldn’t the front office be held accountable?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Top Ocean Predators This transition shifted the composition of top predators in the ocean, essentially changing the oceanic food webs of the Late Cretaceous, according to Valentin Fischer of the Université de Liège in Belgium and his colleagues.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Balancing family and business is often framed as an impossible juggling act—one where something always has to give.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Brought in as a response to 66 fans losing their lives in a crush at Ibrox four years earlier, the act (known as the Green Guide) introduced a compulsory licensing system for grounds in the top two divisions.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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We’re used to seeing movie presidents who are stalwart ciphers, but Harrison Ford plays Ross like Ronald Reagan with anger-management issues.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Other Yankees to accomplish the feat include Tom Tresh, Roy White and Mark Teixeira, who actually did it two other times with two other teams.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The feat now ties them with Blur, Kasabian, Barbara Streisand, George Michael, Muse, The Prodigy and Paul McCartney (solo) on the all-time list of acts who have landed seven No. 1s.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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To acquire the rest, the parent company needs to pay about $2.2 billion, according to Forbes’ calculation based on the filing.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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So, based on existing data, drivers can expect to pay an average of $838 for car repairs and around $1,500 a year for routine maintenance (as per calculations provided by Bankrate.com).—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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The Angel Guild counts a community of over 1.1M members from more than 170 countries who cleared The Strangers’ Case for distribution.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Numbers still count, but so do relationships, values, outcomes and long-term contributions to major causes.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This data is aggregated in the LM Arena leaderboard that shows which models people like the most, which can help track improvements in AI models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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The new effort goes beyond the traditional fleet customers to collect, aggregate and analyze data in different ways, but a key component is anonymizing that data so it can’t be traced back to any individual driver or vehicle.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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