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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
Five of them will be white balls numbered from 1 to 69, and one red Powerball numbered from 1 to 26.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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, 5 Sep. 2025
Thousands of Thais on Thursday watched as flight tracking data showed Thaksin’s plane, a Bombardier Global 7500 numbered T7GTS, flying toward Singapore before turning west and circling several times.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In September 2018, Armani decided to hold his coed Emporio show in that hanger, ending it with a performance by Robbie Williams for a crowd that numbered 2,300, including members of the public who won tickets to the event.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
There are, the film informs us at the end, two Shakers who are still around; at its height, the congregation numbered about 6,000.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
If the ships deliver what’s been promised, the days of calling all river cruise ships the same may be numbered.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The pickleball courts are always crowded on summer mornings, players said — but were perhaps even more so on Friday after players learned their days on the courts were numbered, said Mary Hanson, who has been playing at Manitou for years.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2025
When Oasis played in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this month, the audience numbered 160,000 during the two nights; that suggests the band could have sold out three or more nights at Soldier Field without any problem.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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, 5 Sep. 2025
Thousands of Thais on Thursday watched as flight tracking data showed Thaksin’s plane, a Bombardier Global 7500 numbered T7GTS, flying toward Singapore before turning west and circling several times.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In September 2018, Armani decided to hold his coed Emporio show in that hanger, ending it with a performance by Robbie Williams for a crowd that numbered 2,300, including members of the public who won tickets to the event.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
There are, the film informs us at the end, two Shakers who are still around; at its height, the congregation numbered about 6,000.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
If the ships deliver what’s been promised, the days of calling all river cruise ships the same may be numbered.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The pickleball courts are always crowded on summer mornings, players said — but were perhaps even more so on Friday after players learned their days on the courts were numbered, said Mary Hanson, who has been playing at Manitou for years.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2025
When Oasis played in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this month, the audience numbered 160,000 during the two nights; that suggests the band could have sold out three or more nights at Soldier Field without any problem.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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The Mets, under David Stearns, went big on bullpen help and counted on their farm system to plug a fragile rotation.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sadoff was one of 1,068 people the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust counted on the streets that night during its August Homeless Census, a biannual tally of the county’s homeless population.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On a sunny Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Rita Guerrero stepped out from her door on North Mariposa Street, lively pup Olive barely contained by her leash.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police quickly contained the situation as around 150 mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-police slogans in a largely calm atmosphere.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Burroughs’s donors comprised real estate investment, holdings and development organizations and business development investors, among other organizations.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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These smaller listings have comprised an essential part of Nasdaq’s IPOs over the past several years, and the impact of the new rules, if adopted, could be disruptive to many companies currently preparing to go public, as well as the investment banks and advisory firms that work with them.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The document appears to help Cook’s case, said two real-estate experts who aren’t involved in representing her.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock were involved in a heated confrontation that nearly turned physical at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 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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There are a lot of free and cheap options that others have aggregated—like Molly White’s from above.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the previous benchmark revision, which encompassed the 12 months prior to March 2024, the initial total was 818,000 fewer jobs, later adjusted in February 2025 to 598,000, still the largest downward move since 2009.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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By mid-century, the ice had retreated eastward but still encompassed Prow Knob.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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