enumerates

Definition of enumeratesnext
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 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
  • It will be directed by Hamish Hamilton, and lists Hybe, BigHit Music, Guy Carrington, Garrett English, and Kevin Hermanson as executive producers.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The team's website lists him as a freshman linebacker originally from Tampa, Florida.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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  • Set in the remote highlands of Montenegro, the film tells the story of a shepherd mother and her daughter who proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of past violence that once shattered their family.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Build a balanced plate Agusala recommends slowing down when eating and paying attention to when your brain tells you to stop.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If one spouse itemizes deductions, the other must also itemize.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Both deductions can be used whether the taxpayer itemizes or takes the standard deduction, which in 2025 is $15,750 for single filers and $31,500 for married couples filing jointly.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • King’s recites the Nicene Creed weekly, rare among evangelical churches.
    Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Episodes are bound together by banal introductory voiceover, in which our narrator recites ominous clichés that, like everything in His & Hers, border on parody.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • The federation now counts seven athletes, two of whom who will compete in Jean’s kit at the Olympics.
    Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Elsewhere, psychological drama Accused comes from director Anubhuti Kashyap, and counts Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta and Somen Mishra as its producers.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • The filing outlines nine counts, including negligence against Ford Field and multiple defamation claims against Metcalf, Johnson and former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe's Shay Shay Media.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And Williams outlines the benefits Ro has lent to her own life in the ad, noting that she’s lost 34 lbs since being on Ro’s GLP-1.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • Outside of the payrolls and CPI report, the BLS also computes data on import and export prices, job openings, producer prices, productivity and other metrics.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
  • When a question is asked of the FLM, the trust model removes non-domain vocabulary, computes a latent space representation and measures how close this vector is to the knowledge anchors.
    Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Jhaveri and the music business are named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed last week by a Jane Doe and Father Doe that details similar allegations, according to the lawsuit complaint.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Our film guru Ted Nguyen details how Macdonald improved the Seahawks with a less aggressive defense.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Enumerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerates. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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