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Recent Examples of numeral
Featuring a sunburst ombre dial in a range of hues, from silver white to charcoal gray, the face also includes Arabic numerals as a nod to the original 1917 dial.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
God-fearing Florentines initially banned Arabic numerals, but suppression rarely works, particularly if a new technology is capturing people’s imaginations.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Arabic numerals originated in India, Chinese checkers are German, white chocolate isn’t chocolate at all.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s because the date’s numerals combine to form a rare numerical trick that even the most ardent math hater will appreciate.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
God-fearing Florentines initially banned Arabic numerals, but suppression rarely works, particularly if a new technology is capturing people’s imaginations.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Arabic numerals originated in India, Chinese checkers are German, white chocolate isn’t chocolate at all.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s because the date’s numerals combine to form a rare numerical trick that even the most ardent math hater will appreciate.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numeral
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The Illini kept pouring it on until the final minute, when Illinois’ big man Tomislav Ivisic threw down an alley-oop to push Illinois into triple digits.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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By the time Fat Tuesday arrives, the numbers swell into five digits.—
Vivian Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In late 2023, an 11-year-old boy was killed in Springfield after a van driven by a Haitian immigrant collided with his school bus, igniting long-simmering tensions within the city over the Haitians’ growing numbers.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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That number doubled the following year and six sprints have been held in each campaign since 2023.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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