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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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as in math
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 counts
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
number those apples and tell me how many you have
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as in averages
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in includes
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of number
David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
At Wednesday’s meeting, McKeon said that he was also concerned by his findings that a large number of students withdrew from the schools for no clear reason.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
This development car, numbered CCT 01, started life as a 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 and has been resprayed in its original Almond Green with a black roof: a special-order specification confirmed by records at the British Motor Museum.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Salary numbers, with a couple of exceptions, come from Spotrac, which stays on top of this stuff as well as anyone east of Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
At Wednesday’s meeting, McKeon said that he was also concerned by his findings that a large number of students withdrew from the schools for no clear reason.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
These crossing points are numbered now, and each one has different terrain and challenges.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
This development car, numbered CCT 01, started life as a 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 and has been resprayed in its original Almond Green with a black roof: a special-order specification confirmed by records at the British Motor Museum.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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