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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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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
As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
The Times requested the communications last month, and the report — which was meant to pinpoint failures and enumerate lessons learned, to avoid repeating mistakes — was issued in early October.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
The Times requested the communications last month, and the report — which was meant to pinpoint failures and enumerate lessons learned, to avoid repeating mistakes — was issued in early October.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerate
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Jackson was not listed on the Pulaski County jail's roster Sunday night.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Alex Sarr’s status The Wizards are listing second-year center Alex Sarr as questionable for Sunday’s game due to right calf soreness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The project, often called the Turquoise tower, is also leaning on another state law, California’s density bonus law, to bypass the neighborhood height limit, boost its residential unit count and maximize commercial density.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Two-way contracts, which pay half the NBA rookie minimum and do not count toward the salary cap or luxury tax, allow for players to be on their NBA team’s active list for as many as 50 regular-season games with other game action having to come in the G League.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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In other cases, consumers get a single bill itemized with charges from the health care provider and the hospital.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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The standard deduction also increased again for every filing status, continuing the post‑TCJA trend that makes itemizing less common.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sylvie Terjesen, 16, won the regional Poetry Out Loud competition at the San Diego Central Library downtown, where 12 students recited poems in two rounds.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite their ABCs.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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Kate later told Mary Berry that William tried to pull out all the stops in the kitchen to impress her early on in their relationship.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Lu’s discovery, which was detailed in a paper published in January in the journal New Phytologist, highlights an exception to the long-standing evolution model.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of the five patients detailed in an indictment made public on Thursday, three died and two others were able to get liver transplants at different hospitals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The people delivering the actual service would be New York’s child-care workers, who number some forty thousand, seventy-five per cent of whom identify as nonwhite women.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Look for a backward question mark leaning to the left that outlines the chest and head of the lion.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Chief Engineering Officer Kevin Dwyan outlined the railroad’s response.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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