numbered

past tense of number

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of numbered Trips to the beach may be numbered, but afternoon picnics don’t have to be thanks to this blanket. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026 Guests only numbered about 50, and this close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin who speaks limited English made the cut. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 According to Mongabay, the species once numbered around 1,000, often seen in the cedars and Douglas fir trees in southwestern British Columbia. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images The days of the sub-$100 smartphone may be numbered as memory costs soar, with China seeing one of the more dramatic shakeups in price points. — Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 The days of dumping out your water bottle before airport security could be numbered. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 At Sotheby’s London, the dress will be sold with the original catalog from 1997 that was numbered and signed by Princess Diana and crediting Prince William with the idea of the sale. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Hughes’s move to Liverpool was bound up in Edwards’ return, so his days at the club were numbered once Edwards grew disillusioned over FSG’s reluctance to commit to a multi-club ownership model. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era. — Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
Verb
  • Those authorities — not USPS —determine who qualifies to receive a ballot, what appears on it, when it was printed and mailed, how voters can return it, how signatures are verified and when the ballot is counted.
    — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That agency has counted clients like Netflix, Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 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 suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.
    — EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While most have not dismissed Michelin quite like Lee above, there is quite a bit of head scratching over who was included, who was omitted, and how the ratings were awarded.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even if Paramount is able to reach a settlement with the state AGs, the Paramount-WB merger will not close immediately, a knowledgeable source told Variety.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Descano’s team relies too heavily on doctors to answer those questions at the pretrial stage, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sullivan, a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union, joins many of the same players who comprised the roster for the USMNT's World Cup run this summer including Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and others.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In five of the past six rate-hiking cycles, the Nasdaq, which is comprised about 60% of tech issues, fell in the one-month aftermath, and in four of those cycles the damage got worse three months later.
    — Jeff Cox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If that money train stalls, the effects won’t be contained to tech investors on Wall Street.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And the sadistic acts 764 perpetrators promote are not always contained to a computer screen.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, 6,100 CSS volunteers helped protect 440 synagogues and nearly 100 community events every week, standing security shifts that aggregated to over 300,000 hours in one year.
    — Richard Priem, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In data aggregated by USA TODAY, Georgia law enforcement agencies conduct some of the highest number Flock searches on specific vehicles per month of anywhere in the country.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These two men out and about trying to get Frasers to join the cause, however, sounds like a terrible time for all involved.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a wide range of dynamics involved in player communication that looks differently, but it’s been positive here.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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