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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
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Both Ju-ran and Un-jeong cough up blood during the final fight, implying that their days may be numbered.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 May 2026
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Noun
DiLuigi Foods discovered lot numbers that start with 16B21 and 16C21 of DiLuigi Smashables The Original Style Smashburger don’t have milk listed among the allergens on the label.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Verb
Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Both Ju-ran and Un-jeong cough up blood during the final fight, implying that their days may be numbered.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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However, first-time voters who registered by mail without providing a driver license number, state ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number might be required to show identification.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Offense was hard to come by, though — neither side cracked triple-digit scoring, and the series closeout was a 78-77 grinder.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The composition of this fingerprint is different from the mixture of chemicals someone was initially exposed to, as some PFAS accumulate in blood to a greater extent than others.—
Carrie McDonough,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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From 1976 through 2008, the GPI was low and stable, averaging 13, but the composition shifted markedly over time.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Kareem chased it down in the corner, did a bit of a tightrope act to stay inbounds, then turned around and drained it with near-perfect form.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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How the place manages to be so intrinsically child-friendly yet also so mind-blowingly romantic is a feat of design brilliance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In a city that prides itself on pizza, earning top honors is no small feat.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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Now more than ever, the cost of a delay is a calculation more airline passengers will have to make.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Advertisement Households face their own version of this calculation.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Chef Frederick Terluin, executive chef at Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino + Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, also counts the brand among his go-tos.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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The court also will rule on the GOP’s bid to strike down laws in California and most states that allow for counting mail ballots that were postmarked by election day but arrive a few days later.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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And the agencies that aggregate public-company data into the national accounts and financial-stability monitoring — at the BEA and the Federal Reserve — find one of their cleanest economic data sources arriving half as often.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Clinical trials cite earlier studies; systematic reviews then aggregate those trials, and medical guidelines finally cite those reviews.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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