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verb

past tense of enumerate
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as in counted
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 inventoried
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 enumerated
Adjective
Here, though, the research team is trying to model people’s thoughts on financial policy, which is why the enumerated outcomes include initial rate recommendations, made up of a preferred policy rate, a confidence score, and a summary. John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
An investigation by the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project enumerated the most striking failings of the city’s anti-displacement efforts. David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Design for systems that can absorb a surprise, not systems that assume surprises can be enumerated. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Morris was closemouthed about her origins, but enumerated her various conditions with a kind of doleful enjoyment. Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026 Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026 The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerated
Adjective
  • Dual or cross-listed stocks allows companies to trade shares on two or more equity exchanges.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • His final listed acting credit came in Disney’s Follow Me, Boys!
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778.
    Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino.
    Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • When a family receives SNAP, a student can be automatically counted as eligible for federal school meal funding through direct certification.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Analysts disagree about just how much should be counted when tracking Chinese investments abroad.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • For itemized returns, there is an upper limit.
    Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Her non-itemized contributions of $200 or less each totaled just $433 for the entire quarter.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The funding was announced during a virtual meeting on clean cooking in Africa convened by IEA and Kenya, where leaders reviewed progress made since the last summit and outlined priorities ahead of the next gathering later this year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • While the stocks outlined in Tuesday's note were broadly European firms, the authors stressed that the HALO trade was an international trend.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • These types of moves for iconic American companies can highlight the power of the brand, Alexander Chernev, a marketing professor at Northwestern University, told CNN.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Adjective
  • And unlike conventional transmissions with a finite number of gears, an eCVT can move through a practically infinite number of gear ratios over a specified range based on your preferred cadence.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • If the business reimburses the capital within a specified window, Magellan charges zero interest.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The researchers computed the optimal launch angles and wing size.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026

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“Enumerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerated. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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