numbered

past tense of number

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of numbered One said applications numbered in the thousands, exceeding available positions. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 His order included several one-of-one cards, printed in a single copy and serial-numbered to prove it, along with a Barry Sanders autograph numbered three of five and a LeBron James card that was cut wrong at the factory. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 In a limited drop of just 100 jackets, each piece is individually hand-numbered. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Autograph tickets will be numbered, with fans who purchase earlier receiving priority placement in line, the store said. — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Carmel-by-the-Sea just got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 Every building in Gaza, a source says, is numbered, and the floors in every building are counted. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
Verb
  • Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The administration, for its part, said segregating the ballots was a modest request that would eventually allow legal votes to still be counted.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • His 14 home runs have averaged 418 feet in length, which is tied for the best average in the majors this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The sides were also spectacular and included a smattering of traditional favorites like creamed spinach and truffle mac and cheese.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Few farms are affected by the tax, which already included some exemptions for agriculture.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • At the Vatican a day earlier, Leo told the teams from alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff was neutral.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In other cases, developers have told towns that decade-old ideas for enormous retail development of open parcels simply aren’t practical anymore.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Introduced in 2018, the V12 Vantage V600 comprised seven coupes and seven convertibles in total.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The active management area comprised about 326,000 acre-feet in 2024, most of which was slated for residential use.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Smith, White and Duran were arrested after a search of the box allegedly revealed 10 kilograms of cocaine, and a search of the shopping bag allegedly contained more than $170,000 in cash.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The team’s melting models matched the rock’s chemistry best when its mantle source contained garnet, a mineral that is stable in the Martian mantle only at depths of more than 160 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • So, all of that gets aggregated as part of this broader portfolio approach.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As of this writing, Metacritic has aggregated critics’ takes to an 86 Metascore, which is quite strong; IGN gave it a 7 (of 10) and Game Informer rated it an 85 (of 100).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That's why parties involved in elections have their own monitors, who have been trained as the feds have.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • One notorious case involved the English heavy metal group Judas Priest.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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