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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 totalled
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
Your job is to reassemble them into the original novel (unfortunately for you, the pages aren’t numbered).
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
The company may still boast one of Silicon Valley’s most storied names, but its staff, which numbered 96,000 as of the end of July, had worked for years through nearly uninterrupted decline, watching their company lose nearly all relevance.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
LaRavia pulled a Grant Hill on-card autograph numbered 31 out of 49 printed.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Then again, if the soufflés coming out of the kitchen are any indication, the Vienna Intercontinental should really have its days numbered.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Koupparis, who makes costuming a speciality, is among the most senior members of this group, which first numbered about 15 people when it was founded in 2013.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The other cards in his hand are all numbered.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Witnesses would have numbered into the hundreds; attorneys for Target and the insurance companies filed a pretrial document that named 110 witnesses, including Xcel employees, members of the Twelve Tribes religious cult, and people who lost their homes.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Each entrant is numbered and photographed twice during the year with a svelte before photo usually taken in June or July and a hefty after photo taken in September.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
The company may still boast one of Silicon Valley’s most storied names, but its staff, which numbered 96,000 as of the end of July, had worked for years through nearly uninterrupted decline, watching their company lose nearly all relevance.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
LaRavia pulled a Grant Hill on-card autograph numbered 31 out of 49 printed.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Then again, if the soufflés coming out of the kitchen are any indication, the Vienna Intercontinental should really have its days numbered.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Koupparis, who makes costuming a speciality, is among the most senior members of this group, which first numbered about 15 people when it was founded in 2013.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The other cards in his hand are all numbered.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Witnesses would have numbered into the hundreds; attorneys for Target and the insurance companies filed a pretrial document that named 110 witnesses, including Xcel employees, members of the Twelve Tribes religious cult, and people who lost their homes.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Each entrant is numbered and photographed twice during the year with a svelte before photo usually taken in June or July and a hefty after photo taken in September.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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Ultimately, though, between the 2000-01 and 2016-17 seasons, the number of English players in La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 could be counted on one hand.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Providers have generally counted on consistent vaccine recommendations from the federal government to create relatively predictable demand.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Analyzing its grocery orders that included candy in 2024, Instacart found each state's Halloween candy preferences.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Big winners in Europe in the third quarter included Spanish stocks, the banking sector and chip giant ASML.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the year, the grocery store and home goods chain will have opened eight new supercenters and neighborhood markets across the United States, Charles Crowson, a Walmart spokesperson, told USA TODAY this week.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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On the morning of June 3, Pandora's mother, Simone Kjolsrud, told The Republic that on May 26, the pair were victims of a double homicide while the teens were on a camping trip.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between 2018 and 2022, more than two-thirds of cases of female breast cancer were diagnosed at a localized stage, meaning the cancer was contained to the breast, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Safdie may have found a new way to make a sports drama, one that relies less on the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat and more on all that is contained in the ambivalent middle.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Of that sum, traditional album sales comprised 39,000, marking Nine Inch Nails’ biggest sales week since 2013.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The second most common way professors used Claude was for academic research — this comprised 13% of conversations.—
Lee V. Gaines,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Police spoke with the owner of Merchants Refrigeration, who suspected Arfsten, an employee, may have been involved in the incident.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In May, Van Hecke was involved in an altercation in training with then-Brighton team-mate Joao Pedro.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Each module generates an AC output that are then aggregated and sent to the motors.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This marks the 13th consecutive week of decreases aggregated across eight major trade lanes.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Creativity is one characteristic the Giants haven’t lacked during the prolonged funk that has encompassed the franchise.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Running March 2023 to December 2024, the Eras Tour encompassed Swift’s entire repertoire, spanning 149 shows across 51 cities to become the highest-grossing tour of all time.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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