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 attacks were paid for by a political committee, Students and Parents First, which lists Cervera’s phone number and email address.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Department of Labor lists the company as having between 250 – 499 employees.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • The next morning, Marian is racked with guilt and tells Larry she is probably ruined.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jetson tells CyberGuy that Astro is a standard Jetson ONE with police lights added.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 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
Verb
  • Lucas recites his spooky little tale in front of a binaural mic shaped like a human head, whose features resemble more than a little the Art Deco lines of an Oscar statuette.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • After solving the mystery of his predecessor Hal Jordan’s (Kyle Chandler) death, Stewart claims Jordan’s power ring as his own, recites his oath and jets off toward his next adventure.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • The report’s trend chart, which counts only those who expressed an opinion, shows support for continuing the embargo has hovered around 60% since 2020, up from a low of 34% in 2016, near the end of the Obama administration.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The franchise also counts more than 1,000 licensees worldwide.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Read on for a snapshot of the risks Anthropic outlines in its IPO.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • City outlines restrictions on camera use In its statement, the city said officers must enter an offense type and associated case number when conducting historical ALPR searches as part of investigations.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Holding has to beat it by a premium for the risk, which the paper computes near 9% a year for a typical owner.
    — Ron Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Moreover, revisions to the way the Bureau of Economic Analysis computes the personal consumption expenditures price index are expected to take inflation readings issued earlier this year lower.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Here, the movie authentically details what being a wheelchair user, a blind person, or a deaf person was like in 1977.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In a panel clip circulating amid Stewart’s death, McKellen details his experience coming out as gay in 1988, as Stewart supports him silently by holding his hand onstage.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Enumerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerates. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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