enumerates

present tense third-person singular of enumerate
1
as in lists
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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2
as in tells
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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3
as in itemizes
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 enumerates Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 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
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Verb
  • The venue's website lists a June 28 concert by Rüfüs Du Sol and a July 7 performance by Bon Jovi, with no public events scheduled in between.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • America250, the bipartisan initiative that is coordinating semiquincentennial celebrations, lists 68 official sponsors on its website.
    Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Knowing that a visitor asked three questions about security, spent time on your enterprise plan and then left without booking a demo tells you everything about what to do next.
    Suyash Karn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bao Nguyen, in part tells the story of how CEO Matt Mullenweg founded what became Automattic, a company rooted in the philosophy of open-source software.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 July 2026
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  • About 20% of the Constitution itemizes things that the federal and state governments may not do.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • If one spouse itemizes deductions, the other must also itemize.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • Nadal, with a wink, recites the various physical tics involved in his serving routine.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Erivo plays 23 characters and recites approximately 20,000 words of dialogue over the course of two hours.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 May 2026
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  • That order's date, payment method, and warranty status still don't tell the model whether the customer counts as active, whether the refund comes out of net revenue, or which rule lets the agent approve it.
    Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The allegations were based on an analysis of the bars using bomb calorimetry, which measures calories by burning food and calculating the amount of heat released, a method that counts every potential calorie.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.
    Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
    Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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  • Drawing upon research in the commissioners’ records, this book details the daily lives and experiences of these individuals.
    Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • That roundup includes the Radio Songs chart, which details the tracks that rack up the largest total number of audience impressions across all radio formats throughout the United States.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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