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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
Vancouver knew Hughes’ days with the club were likely numbered and that a rebuild was possibly on the horizon.
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Overall, foreigners at all levels of study numbered 34,498, a decrease of 499.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
For this collection, each bobblehead is numbered up to 1,776, an ode to 1776.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Young, the four-time All-Star guard, has played in just 10 games for the Hawks this season and after not getting a contract extension in the offseason, his days with the Hawks seem to be numbered.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This time, more than 200 pieces — stainless steel panels, windows and other architectural details both inside and out — have been removed, numbered and stored so they can be reassembled once a structural overhaul is complete.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Hadid wore straight-leg blue denim jeans tucked into some patent leather knee-high Pucci boots—shoes repurposed for NYE, and sourced by Hailey and Kendall fave Chloe Vintage—with a faded, numbered vintage red sports t-shirt, an oversized black leather jacket, and a buckle belt.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
Jungle Island’s days may be numbered.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Overall, foreigners at all levels of study numbered 34,498, a decrease of 499.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
For this collection, each bobblehead is numbered up to 1,776, an ode to 1776.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Young, the four-time All-Star guard, has played in just 10 games for the Hawks this season and after not getting a contract extension in the offseason, his days with the Hawks seem to be numbered.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This time, more than 200 pieces — stainless steel panels, windows and other architectural details both inside and out — have been removed, numbered and stored so they can be reassembled once a structural overhaul is complete.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Hadid wore straight-leg blue denim jeans tucked into some patent leather knee-high Pucci boots—shoes repurposed for NYE, and sourced by Hailey and Kendall fave Chloe Vintage—with a faded, numbered vintage red sports t-shirt, an oversized black leather jacket, and a buckle belt.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
Jungle Island’s days may be numbered.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Such plans are still counted by the CSS Profile, which is used by about 200 private colleges, and some of the schools also count distributions.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Rental concessions averaged $107 in the third quarter, bringing the average effective rent to $1,709 a month.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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In September, Border Patrol agents averaged roughly 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border — about 8,300 for the month — marking a 95% drop from the previous administration’s daily average of about 5,110 between February 2021 and December 2024, according to CBP figures.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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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,
9 Jan. 2026
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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Chew told jurors that neither the Cryptpad documents nor the prosecution’s surveillance videos shown during Baker’s opening could be considered evidence during opening statements.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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The leather shoes comprised a mix of male boots, children’s and women’s shoes.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The post, which included a poll that users could vote in, was a huge hit for BuzzFeed, and for other websites that aggregated it.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Every time a comedian referenced their peers publicly, it got aggregated into viral social-media posts and Reddit threads.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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If someone is injured or a deadly weapon is involved, the charge can escalate to a felony with the potential for much longer prison sentences.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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No charges have been filed against any of the three people involved, and the investigation remains ongoing.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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