enumerating

present participle of enumerate
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as in counting
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 listing
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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Verb
  • Outside, the glasses also accurately recognized and translated a Spanish-language sermon a street preacher was reciting through a speaker system across the street.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After reciting poetry, the same situation may appear differently, although nothing has changed except our perception, creating a space where the mystical, magical, or miraculous coexist, crafting a silver lining into the dark clouds of misfortune.
    K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Club name Home Depot is also counting on a pickup in housing activity to drive sales.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Before the end of September, five Power 4 programs were searching for new head coaches for 2026, and three more firings following Week 7 have bumped the number of open jobs to nine (counting some late-offseason dismissals.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Matt Zingler, the co-founder and CEO of the global hip-hop festival Rolling Loud, is listing his Biscayne Point retreat, complete with 150 feet of prime bay frontage.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • West put that property up for sale in October 2021, PEOPLE reported, initially listing it for $11 million.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Last week, Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge sent a memo to his staff outlining the efforts being made to develop commercial opportunities related to Gen AI to benefit songwriters and artists and generate new revenue.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The deal includes a 20-point proposal and a formal declaration co-signed by regional leaders, outlining a vision for peace, stability and reconstruction across the region.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shared ambivalence of all of these critics was telling.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Firefighters have finished inventorying homes and buildings in Rico and are now focused on building a contingency line to protect the town in the unlikely event the fire burns over Anchor Mountain.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The new homeowner shared the unbelievable first walk-through in a viral TikTok video, detailing the unexpected level of mess left behind.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The hem of the midi dress also included subtle lace detailing, another feminine element of Western style.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As noted by Tax Notes, millions of sports gamblers are not aware that this deduction only applies to those who are itemizing their deductions, leading to significant tax non-compliance.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Enumerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerating. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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