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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
In fact, the tricks enumerated in the paper are already getting old, one of the paper’s authors, Tina Yeung, told me. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 The measurement will be wrong, in ways that can be enumerated. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • Some listed positions, such as telephone operators, already have a small remaining workforce.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There is no listed height or weight maximum, but guests are encouraged to sit in a test vehicle outside the attraction before getting in line.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Funny thing is, their love only deepened and the couple was married in July, and both reportedly recited their own vows.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Ne’ilah prayers are accordingly recited at the closing of the day – just at sunset, adding nature’s drama to the closing of the day.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With these openings, Febal Casa now counts 283 monobrand stores, including 200 in Italy and 83 abroad, a sharp increase from November 2024, when the firm counted 217 monobrand stores, of which 36 were abroad.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The French bishops conference counted 21,386 adult and adolescent baptisms at Easter this year.
    — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 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
  • VanderGiesen outlined the reasons for the plea agreement after being questioned by the judge about the deal.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The private nonprofit organization’s yearly reports haven’t outlined progress on roughly two dozen venues around Greater Los Angeles.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Suburban developers swung hard in the opposite direction, designing large areas around specified activities.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This is the specified percentage of a business’s daily credit card batches or other business receipts that is remitted to the funder until the amount specified in the agreement has been collected.
    — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The study also computed the pre-tax and after-tax returns for overlapping 30-year periods and found that the tax drag varied over time.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Enumerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerated. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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