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Recent Examples of numeral
Each year-class, called a brood, is designated by a Roman numeral.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numeral
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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
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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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When the track was first certified, those numbers only included actual sales, but in the past several years, streaming activity has been added to the RIAA’s methodology.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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In May, Patel told Congress his goal is to move about 10% of the Bureau's Washington workforce — about 1,500 people — away from the D.C. area and redeploy them across the country, including a sizable number of personnel at the FBI's facility in Huntsville, Alabama.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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