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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerates
Verb
  • The restaurant’s website lists over 85 locations in California, including at least 15 storefronts in the Los Angeles area.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Waymo’s website lists several current and upcoming service areas, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, Austin and other cities.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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  • In it, Martin, who is curating the show, tells Elmo of the significance of the performance — and gets some help choosing the performers.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 May 2026
  • Turner tells him the story is already filed with the press.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 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, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If one spouse itemizes deductions, the other must also itemize.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In a Time magazine profile published Tuesday, May 12, filmmaker Nolan, 55, confirmed that Scott will appear in the movie as a bard, which is a professional poet who recites verses and stories about heroes.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • In the first pages of Odessa, Yetta’s mother Frieda recites the Shechechiyanu prayer to herself while immersed in the mikvah, a ritual bath in a freshwater spring.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The Seminole Education Association now counts 33% of the county’s teachers as members.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • When traveling from any Schengen member to, for example, nearby non-Schengen country Serbia, one travel day counts as both a day in Schengen and a day in Serbia.
    Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The federal case outlines an alleged scheme in which the Chinese used Wang to burnish their country’s image.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The pharmaceutical industry is negotiating the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Act Fee, which outlines the fees the FDA collects from drugmakers to fund its reviews.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Nothing about the results computes.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • That means if a gig worker or their employer computes a tip amount and requires customers to pay it, that tip isn’t tax-deductible.
    Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Authored by Keaton Smith of Whitewood Law, the complaint details NASCAR’s efforts to try to find actual names and physical addresses for the defendants.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
  • The report details allegations of rape, child prostitution, forced labor and trafficking linked to mining camps throughout the Amazon.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

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“Enumerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerates. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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