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Recent Examples of countable
Remove that amount from the countable revenue, and that substantial operating shortfall of $34.1 million becomes a $108.6 million crater.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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
And since mathematicians already knew the family of countable graphs was Borel complete — that is, maximally complicated with respect to isomorphism — this meant the family of countable TFABs must also be Borel complete.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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
And since mathematicians already knew the family of countable graphs was Borel complete — that is, maximally complicated with respect to isomorphism — this meant the family of countable TFABs must also be Borel complete.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countable
Adjective
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The pair’s dedicated wine bar, Stars, will be home to over 1,000 bottles alongside a few snacks to pair with a glass or two of what’s on offer.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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In an era when more one-time TV viewers turn to streaming for on-demand consumption of their favorite dramas, comedies and movies, news is one of the few programming formats that captures a large audience of simultaneous viewers — something advertisers continue to crave.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Countable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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