enumerates

present tense third-person singular of enumerate
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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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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
  • Wikipedia lists 101 college football rivalry games that include some kind of trophy.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • SeatGeek, another resale ticket site, lists upper level seats for $189 and lower level seats for $112.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • At the other end of the spectrum, Macquarie’s chief economist, David Doyle, tells Fortune that while Washington isn’t necessarily shaping its policy because of imminent recessionary fears, policymakers will be keen to maintain growth.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The break can be claimed whether or not someone itemizes deductions, and is phased out starting at $150,000 for single taxpayers and $300,000 for joint filers.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once the camera’s red light goes on, Amaarae slips the device away and recites her questions from memory.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The two develop a close bond as Molina recites the story of his favorite movie, starring Luna.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My suite — a tidy 118 square feet — manages a double bed, sofa, table and two armchairs and the kind of bathroom where a Dyson hairdryer counts as standard issue.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Its leading position is also given by its widespread presence, as the company counts more than 300 employees across 18 territories and plans to grow to 500 employees in the coming years through its strategy of sustained yet selective expansion via partnerships with local players.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This announcement follows the recent launch of CSB’s Vision, which outlines the organization’s ambition to evolve into an integrated soccer hub in Canada.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit outlines all the medical prescriptions Lau provided to all 21 minors.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Once a possible collision is identified, CREAM automatically computes the best strategy to avoid danger – a job that normally requires a lot of human input.
    David Szondy August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism, published in May 2024, which details the Amazon acquisition and his decades building the natural foods empire.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The theory first started circulating after the couple’s engagement announcement in August, before intensifying after the release of Swift's new Life of a Showgirl album earlier this month — the eight track from which, Wi$t Li$t, details Swift's hopes for a family with fiancé Kelce.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Enumerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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