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Recent Examples of countable
This measure will give the state more control over spending and provide new money for actual countable facilities that will give the system a footprint.
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Alison Monroe, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
As a penalty, Colorado’s countable athletic activities were reduced by 30 minutes at the first opportunity and rules education on voluntary activities and social media was provided to the football staff, according to the school’s report.
—USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Those figures included Allen’s 10 countable assistants, though not Aaron Wellman, his head of strength and conditioning.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
As reader David Gold (a fewer/less connoisseur) points out, fewer is correctly used for integer values, i.e., countable things.
—WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
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Alison Monroe, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
As a penalty, Colorado’s countable athletic activities were reduced by 30 minutes at the first opportunity and rules education on voluntary activities and social media was provided to the football staff, according to the school’s report.
—USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Those figures included Allen’s 10 countable assistants, though not Aaron Wellman, his head of strength and conditioning.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
As reader David Gold (a fewer/less connoisseur) points out, fewer is correctly used for integer values, i.e., countable things.
—WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countable
Adjective
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Very few people in the area drive that model, and only one of them has a prior rape conviction—Mike.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Starting Thursday, May 16 through summer 2026, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. will be hosting its 70th anniversary, even though its official opening day anniversary date is still a few months away.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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There are about 10 speaking parts, limited locations, and a simple mystery that gets at the crux of how life under the corporation's thumb makes everyone—both humans and robots—vulnerable to harm.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Available for a limited time, Bojangles’ new Watermelon Sweet Tea blends the chain’s legendary iced tea—steeped the old-fashioned way, of course—with real watermelon juice to create a refreshing drink perfect for cooling down on hot summer days.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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“Countable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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