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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 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 New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Both Jay and Bey got matching tattoos of the Roman numeral for four — IV — on their ring fingers years ago. Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for numeral
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Noun
  • On a regional basis, Europe, Middle East & Africa, or EMEA, (-17 percent) and North America (-13 percent) saw double-digit declines in the average number of N-1 executives between 2022 and 2025.
    Sarah Abbott, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • However, Mamdani is still a clear frontrunner heading into Election Day, and maintained a two-digit lead in other polls taken just days earlier.
    Connor Greene, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The moderates had expected a larger number of Democrats to vote with them as around 10-12 Democratic senators had been part of the negotiations.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But Jackie’s defining value is framed as determination, and The Queen of Versailles is too busy handing her upbeat girlboss numbers to reckon in any meaningful way with the consequences.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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