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as in to list
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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as in to count
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 to itemize
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 enumerate By enumerating the many merciless changes in our government since January, the Rev. Michael Pleger is not making a political pitch. Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 The reason for the RSA challenge in J-Magic is likely to prevent other attackers from spraying magic packets all over the Internet to enumerate infected networks and then using the backdoor for their own competing purposes. Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025 And his influence can be seen in so many places, there’s no point in even enumerating it. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025 The suit enumerates a number of similarities between Woodall's undeveloped script and Moana and Moana 2. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enumerate
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  • The text of the deal lists 55 minerals subject to the U.S-Ukraine agreement, but says more can be added to the pact.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 2 May 2025
  • Hudson also listed a fourth property on the mortgage documents for those purchases.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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  • The Angel Guild counts a community of over 1.1M members from more than 170 countries who cleared The Strangers’ Case for distribution.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025
  • Numbers still count, but so do relationships, values, outcomes and long-term contributions to major causes.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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  • And even the $58 billion in savings that DOGE has itemized is significantly inflated, by including outright errors and guesses about the future.
    Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • To improve transparency, many businesses will begin itemizing tariff surcharges separately on quotes and invoices instead of burying them in product pricing.
    Doug Fuehne, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Their employees could recite growth targets but couldn't articulate why those targets mattered beyond shareholder value.
    Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • On Sunday, April 27, the Hart of Dixie alum, 43, shared a video on her Instagram of her and a friend wearing Darth Vader masks and pressing a button on the side, prompting the toys to recite some classic Star Wars phrases.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • The unlikely hit comedy, which tells a deranged alternative history of Mary Todd Lincoln, has attracted high-profile celebrity audience members including Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep, and Steven Spielberg.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Market sources tell us the film’s budget is being pegged north of $150M. The film stars Jesse Plemons, Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, and McKenna Grace.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 May 2025
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  • Johnson stars as Mark Kerr, the real-life two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion who was the subject of the 2002 HBO documentary of the same name that detailed Kerr’s journey and struggles with addiction to pain killers.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
  • During a long day of testimony, Turley detailed how without access to Google's search index and data, engineers for the growing company tried to build their own.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Massive flocks of passenger pigeons, which had once numbered in the billions, were wiped out due to overhunting, habitat destruction and the disruption of their migratory patterns.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Companies ranging from Saks Fifth Avenue to JCPenney are scaling back operations in select regions, while broader trends in the retail industry are prompting closures numbering in the thousands nationwide.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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  • While a motive was not outlined during the trial, an inmate at Halifax County Adult Detention Center, where Frederick was being held, testified that Frederick admitted to killing his wife in June 2023, WSET-TV reported.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 May 2025
  • The company crumbled after a Wall Street Journal story outlined the firm’s struggles and shut down in 2018.
    Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 8 May 2025

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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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