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as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
doesn't want to go to some mammoth state university where she would be just a number
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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
a stunning gymnastics number that really impressed the judges
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as in calculation
numbers plural
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
if you believe the president's numbers, we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts
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as in to aggregate
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of number
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
According to materials presented by Brady at Monday’s board meeting, Carroll ISD has lost about $8 million in annual revenue due to low enrollment numbers since 2019.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Vancouver knew Hughes’ days with the club were likely numbered and that a rebuild was possibly on the horizon.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
That's four times the number of officers in the Minneapolis Police Department.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
According to materials presented by Brady at Monday’s board meeting, Carroll ISD has lost about $8 million in annual revenue due to low enrollment numbers since 2019.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Vancouver knew Hughes’ days with the club were likely numbered and that a rebuild was possibly on the horizon.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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However, in addition to year-round sunshine, Dubai is known for its heat, and summer temps can stretch well into the triple digits.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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No other team produced a triple-digit total in that same span.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet under the hood of a relatively stable unemployment rate, the composition of the job growth remains starkly narrow.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ghanem added that body composition analyzers, like DEXA scans, will likely be more widely used as awareness grows about the limitations of BMI and weight in assessing obesity.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The prosecutor's office said a 16-year-old boy from Sayreville was arrested and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency which if committed by an adult would constitute murder, weapons charges and armed riot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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But the feat came at a painful price, both physically and financially.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The feat was achieved by radiochemistry experts at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, calculations on the fallout from atmospheric detonations forced scientists to rethink this.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The calculation for state coffers is 18% of the gross wagering revenue.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Zhao's feature also counts Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes as producers.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The post, which included a poll that users could vote in, was a huge hit for BuzzFeed, and for other websites that aggregated it.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Every time a comedian referenced their peers publicly, it got aggregated into viral social-media posts and Reddit threads.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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