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a character used to represent a mathematical value a birthday candle in the shape of the numeral 4

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Recent Examples of numeral Each year-class, called a brood, is designated by a Roman numeral. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025 So gradually, over more than 100 years, Arabic numerals, including the zero, prevailed. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025 Once the state runs out of that license plate sequence, the next sequence will be three numerals, followed by three letters and one numeral. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 As the Roman numerals may have given away, the Corniche IV is the fourth iteration of a two-door, front-engine model that Rolls-Royce built from 1971 to 1995. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for numeral
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Noun
  • The past few days, when temperatures have been reaching into triple digits, made the children feel as ...
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 June 2025
  • The heat wave hitting Baltimore, which has caused temperatures to rise to the triple digits, is projected to continue into Thursday, perhaps with afternoon storms.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
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  • Similar numbers are reported in Jacksonville, Florida, and Round Rock, near Austin, Texas.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
  • In terms of the absolute number of viewers that were added between a sixth and seventh broadcast, the 2016 Cavaliers-Warriors classic beat all comers with a net gain of 10.3 million viewers.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025

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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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