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Recent Examples of numerals
The Washington Post reported the numerals were already visible on Tuesday.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 June 2026
The heel also includes a unique detail in its branding, which is expected to spell out Jordan’s number, 23, in Roman numerals across the left and right shoes.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
No lane indicators or space numerals.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Fun fact, Yoni Ben-Yehuda, head of watches at Material Good, actually designed the aforementioned Timepeace, adding an extraordinary malachite dial with gold numerals that draw from alphabets around the world.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
Available in titanium or rose gold and with Arabic numerals.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The most fundamental type of mathematical notation is numerals — being able to write down numbers.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 June 2026
The heel also includes a unique detail in its branding, which is expected to spell out Jordan’s number, 23, in Roman numerals across the left and right shoes.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
No lane indicators or space numerals.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Fun fact, Yoni Ben-Yehuda, head of watches at Material Good, actually designed the aforementioned Timepeace, adding an extraordinary malachite dial with gold numerals that draw from alphabets around the world.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
Available in titanium or rose gold and with Arabic numerals.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The most fundamental type of mathematical notation is numerals — being able to write down numbers.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerals
digits
Noun
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Whereas conventional bits only symbolize one of two digits, 0 or 1, and require a separate physical component for each bit, phi-bits each represent multiple variables and coexist within one space.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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If the guest list really is in the four digits of her nearest and dearest, then her wedding can’t be anything but a spectacle.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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“Numerals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numerals. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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