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as in counted
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
number those apples and tell me how many you have
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as in averaged
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of numbered
That’s far higher than other days of heavy attacks in recent months, when drones only numbered in the double digits.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The memorandum is not a final agreement like the JCPOA, which numbered hundreds of pages and was packed with technical details.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 June 2026
But the player’s days with Nike could still nonetheless be numbered despite his fourth model having already been previewed.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Let’s break it down by the jobs, which are numbered according to descending tear-off sheets on the contestants’ work stations.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
The days are numbered for the Genesis Convention Center and parking garage, along with the Gordon’s Department Store and annex nearby.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Serial numbered to 100 with the first 10 being the more limited Green foil background version and the other 90 in red, PMGs quickly became some of Jordan’s most desirable cards.
—Brooks Peck, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The memorandum is not a final agreement like the JCPOA, which numbered hundreds of pages and was packed with technical details.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 June 2026
But the player’s days with Nike could still nonetheless be numbered despite his fourth model having already been previewed.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Let’s break it down by the jobs, which are numbered according to descending tear-off sheets on the contestants’ work stations.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
The days are numbered for the Genesis Convention Center and parking garage, along with the Gordon’s Department Store and annex nearby.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Serial numbered to 100 with the first 10 being the more limited Green foil background version and the other 90 in red, PMGs quickly became some of Jordan’s most desirable cards.
—Brooks Peck, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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With nearly all the votes counted, Angelenos are now getting a more granular understanding of the strongholds built up by each of the top three mayoral candidates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The months of improved blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol still counted.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Skyscanner found that flights during the week of August 10 averaged about $200 less than the city’s overall summer airfare average.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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So far this year, homes over $1 million have averaged 62 days on the market, much higher than the 24-day average in 2022.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Zen Den runs under $2,000 for a week with meals included and offers optional life coaching add-ons.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Chris Hall told The Star at the time that Skydive Kansas City had experienced steady growth since opening its doors.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Fallon’s entire audience at 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s Studio 6B will be comprised of die-hard Knicks fans who were unable to attend the NBA Finals in person.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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The defending national champion Passion, comprised of 2025 AVP MVP Trevor Crabb and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Phil Dalhausser, took on Miami’s six-time AVP Best Defender Taylor Crabb and 2024 Paris Olympian Andy Benesh.—
Ava DiCecca,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The fire was 60% contained as of Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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There was only brief debate — and none of it contained support for women pastors.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The survey analyzed anonymized, aggregated workplace data from companies using the Glean Work AI platform, a private search tool used to manage their internal information.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Finance produced a long-horizon loss scenario, which, when aggregated with the others, materially overstated the position presented to the board.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The student involved told Fox News Digital in an earlier conversation that his father, John Gianakakis, called the cigar shop in Ipswich and asked for fake cigars so the kids could follow the tradition of smoking cigars after graduation.—
Ryan Canfield OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Lakewood police's Drones as First Responder program helped locate one of the vehicles involved in the incident at Colorado Mills Mall and Wheat Ridge officers made contact with the other driver.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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