numbered

past tense of number

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of numbered The details of the bodies are documented and the graves numbered so that family members can return and reclaim them. Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 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. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 With the help of her best friend AJ (Zosia Mamet), Ruby embarks on a mission to warn her exes that their days might be numbered. Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Brown's days with the Celtics appeared to be numbered when Boston offered him and draft picks to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Without it, activists say, the city’s steelmaking days are numbered. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The days may be numbered for Winter Park’s Merrywood House. Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
Verb
  • When a family receives SNAP, a student can be automatically counted as eligible for federal school meal funding through direct certification.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Analysts disagree about just how much should be counted when tracking Chinese investments abroad.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 13 July 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 creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Documents said that same day, someone from the foster home told the original Pembroke Pines Police Department investigating officer Goldbourne was planning to come back and meet with another underage girl.
    Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Gerardo Salcedo, the son of the business owner, told ABC7 that investigators had obtained surveillance video that showed a man on a bicycle putting a bottle through the mail slot minutes before the fire ignited.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • These clutch wallets accompanied Vaccarello’s step-and-repeat of suits that comprised the opening eight looks–a nod to the 60th anniversary of the Le Smoking, one of the house’s most revolutionary contributions to the industry.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026
  • D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • As of Friday afternoon, the fire in the Boise Foothills had burned more than 6,500 acres and was 23% contained.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026
  • The rifle contained one spent cartridge casing and three unfired rounds, which were each engraved with messages, said Sergeant Jennifer Faumuina, an investigator with the State Bureau of Investigation called to testify by prosecutors.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • While the three-paragraph Puck item was hastily aggregated by other media outlets, giving the inaccurate impression a deal was imminent, it also was based on a key assumption.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • Focusing on the Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches, Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data suggests that in-person spending rose 5% year over year.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Wells being left behind part is one thing catching attention online, as questions about whether that argument involved Wells and if there is a racial element in any of this.
    Elise Gregg, NPR, 10 July 2026
  • The procedures and results were published in the journal Nature July 8 and involved engineers and surgeons from the University of California San Diego.
    Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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