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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
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Voters in Wayne County communities flocked to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 5, to vote for various proposals and to whittle down the number of candidates for mayors and city council members for the November election.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
John Geddie, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Noun
The number of births recorded, at just 687,689, was the lowest among records going back to 1968 – while the number of deaths, at nearly 1.6 million, was the highest on record.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Voters in Wayne County communities flocked to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 5, to vote for various proposals and to whittle down the number of candidates for mayors and city council members for the November election.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Analysts say his days may be numbered, however, having also lost control of the more powerful lower house in elections last year and shedding votes on Sunday to opposition parties pledging to cut taxes and tighten immigration policies.
—John Geddie, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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Alvarado, 26, holds a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings for the A’s this season and like Nunez can also hit triple digits with his fastball and throws an above average slider.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The big fish the Phils reeled in is the flame-throwing Duran, whose fastball routinely reaches triple digits.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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One key to the spy agency’s success is the ethnic composition of Iran.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Valuation is a famously poor timing tool, however, and there are several structural reasons why current valuations look historically expensive, including the composition of the market itself.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump cannot federalize the city’s government without an act of Congress, an amendment to the Home Rule Act.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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The nostalgia has hit music as well, where TRL-era acts like Backstreet Boys, Nelly, the Goo Goo Dolls and Oasis are all enjoying successful residencies and summer tours.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Here, oak doors have brass push plates adorned with the royal cipher of Edward VII, and the 13 decorative fireplaces were salvaged from other London landmarks.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
23 July 2025
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An Igbo native, his reach has extended far beyond ethnic ciphers.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Weaver, in her Broadway debut, manages to make both Sophie and her cause feel sympathetic, which is no easy feat given that the bride-to-be has basically elected to blow up two of the most meaningful relationships in her life on her relentless quest for the truth.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But restarting business with a country that the West has largely turned into a diplomatic and economic pariah via sanctions will be no easy feat.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Many presentations touched on the wonders that such quantum computers can theoretically perform — calculations that are effectively impossible for any computer chip built from silicon transistors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, city commissioners passed a resolution similar to Wednesday night’s, demanding that the county study lead emissions at North Perry Airport after a Sun Sentinel investigation that revealed North Perry ranks fifth in the country for lead emissions based on EPA calculations.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ives runs the Wedbush AI Revolution ETF, which counts Palantir among its top holdings.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Today, 120 billion births have already happened, counting back to the beginning of humanity as a species, and including the births of the 8 billion people alive today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Salary cap exceptions cannot be combined in the NBA, so the DPE can’t be aggregated with another salary or exception in a trade.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The European Commission can aggregate demand for LNG to negotiate better terms, but cannot force companies to buy fuel.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 July 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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