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as in counting
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 aggregating
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in including
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of numbering
Crowds numbering in the hundreds then gathered at Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where fights broke out and individuals illegally congregated.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The days when a seafaring nation could rely on a blue-water fleet of major combat ships numbering less than one or two hundred hulls is over.
—David Szondy
april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Sears’ American stores, once numbering in the thousands, have dwindled to a single-digit number, giving way to business forecasts that anticipate the company could shutter at any moment.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Ngogo community, numbering roughly 200 individuals, fractured into rival clusters that researchers identify as Western and Central.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers documented the fish ascending waterfalls up to approximately 15 meters high, often in groups numbering in the thousands.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Wormuth, who served as Army secretary during the Biden administration, said securing the sites could demand extensive engineering support -- including heavy construction equipment -- as well as a significant security force, potentially numbering in the hundreds of troops per location.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The move is also expected to increase capacity, a growing consideration as the academy’s ranks have expanded significantly in recent years, now numbering more than 11,000 members.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
But tireless efforts by conservationists and Indigenous tribes helped save the bison, numbering less than a thousand at the nadir, from the same fate of its Pleistocene peers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The days when a seafaring nation could rely on a blue-water fleet of major combat ships numbering less than one or two hundred hulls is over.
—David Szondy
april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Sears’ American stores, once numbering in the thousands, have dwindled to a single-digit number, giving way to business forecasts that anticipate the company could shutter at any moment.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Ngogo community, numbering roughly 200 individuals, fractured into rival clusters that researchers identify as Western and Central.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers documented the fish ascending waterfalls up to approximately 15 meters high, often in groups numbering in the thousands.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Wormuth, who served as Army secretary during the Biden administration, said securing the sites could demand extensive engineering support -- including heavy construction equipment -- as well as a significant security force, potentially numbering in the hundreds of troops per location.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The move is also expected to increase capacity, a growing consideration as the academy’s ranks have expanded significantly in recent years, now numbering more than 11,000 members.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
But tireless efforts by conservationists and Indigenous tribes helped save the bison, numbering less than a thousand at the nadir, from the same fate of its Pleistocene peers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbering
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The distributor has been doubling down on wide releases, counting three over the past six weeks with Forbidden Fruit and Faces of Death.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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The state faces a July 1 deadline to stop counting ballots using computerized bar codes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Markets opened down nearly 1% across the indices on Monday, but news-aggregating accounts online and on social media picked up on a report by New York Post pentagon reporter Caitlin Doornbos.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Supporters argue these markets can sometimes outperform traditional polling by aggregating large volumes of independent bets.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Felicia Anderson, 39, is wanted on a half-dozen criminal counts, including first-degree assault, second-degree assault and weapons violations.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Jones has 11 prior arrests, including for assault, strangulation and burglary.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Leaving Italy for Paris, Jarmusch said the Italian equivalent of TSA had asked him what was in the box containing his Golden Lion.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ceasar Mitchell, an attorney representing KMT, told the DAFC board that Council member Linda Pritchett, who represents the district containing the Project Mapco site, wrote a letter in support of the tax break.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Biennale contemporary art exhibition is the world's oldest and most important, comprising a main exhibition alongside national pavilions, which are curated separately by the participating nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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As of late February, the review found that the Justice Department has taken down more than 47,000 files comprising about 65,500 pages.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Months earlier, the shooter had extensive conversations with ChatGPT discussing scenarios involving gun violence, the lawsuits allege.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Given the importance of preserving relations with the FCC, which has a say over a range of local station matters and must approve any mergers involving the transfer of broadcast licenses, LeGeyt has deliberately avoided a direct clash with his Washington counterpart.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Nixon has appeared in 25 games over the past three seasons, primarily in a rotation role, totaling 36 tackles, including five tackles for loss with 2½ sacks.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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After its Friday, April 24, theatrical release, the new biopic, Michael, has netted $97 million domestically and $217 million abroad in its first weekend, totaling to an impressive $314 million worldwide, per Variety.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Numbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbering. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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