numbered

past tense of number

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of numbered By the late 1980s, McAuley’s days clearly were numbered, as the DuPage County Airport Authority, in the midst of a major expansion, began buying and razing most of the remaining homes in the McAuley district. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Owner Matt Winkelried pulled a 2025 Bowman 1st autographed card numbered to 150 of New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler from a pack. David Betancourt, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Their jerseys, numbered 26, represented this year’s World Cup. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 July 2026 Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 The massive event’s volunteer network across Kansas City numbered 3,400, with a show rate — meaning volunteers showing up for their unpaid shift — of 90%. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
Verb
  • Swiss Re Institute counted $107 billion in insured natural-catastrophe losses in 2025, the sixth straight year over $100 billion, and reckons the underlying risk keeps climbing 5% to 7% a year.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In America, Bo was eighteen years old, but his Korean age was nineteen, as the time in the mother’s womb was counted.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 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 case against Tristan previously included three counts of rape, six counts of actual bodily harm and two counts of human trafficking.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Along with attending matches, Infantino’s itinerary included stops in New York for an interview on Fox & Friends and in Miami for a FIFA summit attended by representatives from the organization’s 211 member associations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The biennale comprised 31 projects of which 6 were Ecuadorian.
    News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
  • Imax 70mm comprised about 4% of that total, with Imax digital making up the rest.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Wildberries said the fire at the Kotovsk site had been contained.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Georgia’s 2026 election results will be aggregated on Election Night by the secretary of state from a secret emergency bunker, which is off-limits to candidates, the public, and even to the State Election Board, which has requested access.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Approval ratings at the state level are aggregated by Morning Consult from April 1 - June 30.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • After years of leadership churn, the sequence of traditional events involved in the transfer of power has become familiar for many in Britain.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • No criminal charges have been filed against any immigration enforcement officer involved in the recent fatal car stops.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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