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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests
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Recent Examples of integer
Six-seven is just a lasso looped by fate around two adjacent integers on the number line.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Algorithms are old—around 300 B.C., Euclid invented one for finding the greatest common divisor of two integers.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Algorithms are old—around 300 B.C., Euclid invented one for finding the greatest common divisor of two integers.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for integer
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The Illini kept pouring it on until the final minute, when Illinois’ big man Tomislav Ivisic threw down an alley-oop to push Illinois into triple digits.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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By the time Fat Tuesday arrives, the numbers swell into five digits.—
Vivian Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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From a design perspective, that reinforces Ratti’s desire to keep the emphasis on the flame itself and not the object.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
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Callella, 42, is accused of using a voice over internet protocol text and call application to surreptitiously reach out to the family, but authorities were able to link the phone number to his email address and, later, his residence, according to the complaint.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, however, the state wildlife commission doubled the number of available tags.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
6 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, prosecutors noted that Knox may have had access to additional county money through her service on the volunteer board of the local Crossroads Foundation, which helps women with substance use disorders.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Instead of being subjected to arrests and jail to stem addiction, the residents of Uptown, who remain housed and employed, are able to privately seek out medical help and substance use treatment, leading to higher rates of recovery from addiction.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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