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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
At the height of its power, the Russian mercenary outfit known as the Wagner Group numbered tens of thousands of soldiers who were dispatched to Ukraine, Syria, and several African countries.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Everything… numbered events currently PPV and all of their fight nights Exclusive.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, the Rangers optioned or reassigned to the minors 10 players to further reduce a camp that once numbered 67 players to 49.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
But are the days of stealing instead of going to therapy numbered?
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The expectation is that Justin Fields’ days with the Jets are numbered, but nobody knows the veteran quarterback who will replace him.
—Omar Kelly
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The Herald sought the police report numbered 21-23101 dated 9/15/2021 featuring Marcelo Gomes da Silva and 1-16254 dated 6/30/21 also featuring the 19-year-old.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Mysterious numbered doors with deadbolts on the outside.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Everything… numbered events currently PPV and all of their fight nights Exclusive.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, the Rangers optioned or reassigned to the minors 10 players to further reduce a camp that once numbered 67 players to 49.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
But are the days of stealing instead of going to therapy numbered?
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The expectation is that Justin Fields’ days with the Jets are numbered, but nobody knows the veteran quarterback who will replace him.
—Omar Kelly
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The Herald sought the police report numbered 21-23101 dated 9/15/2021 featuring Marcelo Gomes da Silva and 1-16254 dated 6/30/21 also featuring the 19-year-old.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Mysterious numbered doors with deadbolts on the outside.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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And the football coach who counted Hughes among his closest friends said the people who loved him know how to do it.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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As of March 13, Oklahoma has recorded 22 tornadoes to date in 2026, which passes the 2023 record of 20 tornadoes counted between January and March.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Rodriguez’s fastball averaged 94 mph, which is down from his average of 96 mph in his first game of the spring.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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In Europe, Jesus has averaged a goal every 54 minutes, in comparison to his average of a goal every 648 minutes in the Premier League.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Discussions have included an off-ramp for President Miguel Díaz-Canel and for members of the Castro family that ruled Cuba for decades to remain on the island.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Production of this article included the use of AI.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Devin Lloyd, the Jacksonville Jaguars inside linebacker who spent 2025 compiling one of the most impressive stat-lines in the NFL, agreed to a 3-year, $45 million deal, a league source told The Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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On Monday morning, Brandon Bailey, who flew into LAX from Texas, told The Times that the potential increase will leave a hole in his travel budget.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The current Pentagon press corps is comprised mostly of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department initially said that its release, made in response to a law passed by Congress compelling the agency to disclose nearly all files related to Epstein, comprised more than 3 million pages.—
Elliott Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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One of my most valuable resources was a website that aggregated the lines across all sportsbooks and tracked the micro-movements in real time.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Under the agreement with Kimley-Horn, the Daxbots have aggregated data on sidewalks at dozens of city buildings and parks.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the movie, Kay becomes involved with the young Ping-Pong hustler Marty Mauser, played by Timothée Chalamet.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The research is being led by specialists involved in China’s air-defense radar development.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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