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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
Justin Ray, New York Times, 17 May 2025
That number represents subsidies for about 600 units.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Rajat Bhargava, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Label boxes with fragile items so they are transported carefully, and number the boxes to account for everything.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
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Noun
Here are the top numbers and notes to know from Round 2 at Quail Hollow.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 17 May 2025
That number represents subsidies for about 600 units.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verb
The days of clunky multi-factor authentication and cumbersome password management are numbered.
—Rajat Bhargava, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Label boxes with fragile items so they are transported carefully, and number the boxes to account for everything.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
Noun
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Humidity will pick up toward the weekend as well, bringing heat indices up to the triple digits in the interior.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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Entering play, Hicks had touched triple digits on two occasions during his time with the Giants.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hockney participated in the composition of each sequence and the layout of each space.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The Actual Portfolio: This refers to the current composition of the investment holdings.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Brought in as a response to 66 fans losing their lives in a crush at Ibrox four years earlier, the act (known as the Green Guide) introduced a compulsory licensing system for grounds in the top two divisions.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Balancing family and business is often framed as an impossible juggling act—one where something always has to give.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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We’re used to seeing movie presidents who are stalwart ciphers, but Harrison Ford plays Ross like Ronald Reagan with anger-management issues.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Other Yankees to accomplish the feat include Tom Tresh, Roy White and Mark Teixeira, who actually did it two other times with two other teams.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The feat now ties them with Blur, Kasabian, Barbara Streisand, George Michael, Muse, The Prodigy and Paul McCartney (solo) on the all-time list of acts who have landed seven No. 1s.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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To acquire the rest, the parent company needs to pay about $2.2 billion, according to Forbes’ calculation based on the filing.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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So, based on existing data, drivers can expect to pay an average of $838 for car repairs and around $1,500 a year for routine maintenance (as per calculations provided by Bankrate.com).—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
Verb
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With overseas ballots still to be counted and four seats undecided, Chega could overtake the Socialist Party and become the official opposition.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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Another positive for Liverpool is that Frimpong would also count as a homegrown player for the purpose of Premier League and Champions League squad registration, having come through the ranks at Manchester City’s youth teams.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Risk mitigation brokers aggregate a variety of background, criminal, property and other information to provide assessment reports to various investment and business companies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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Calls aren’t recorded, but the museum is aggregating transcripts anonymously.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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