numerating

verb

present participle of numerate
1
as in listing
to make a list of numerate the dish's ingredients for me

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Relevance
2
as in reciting
to specify one after another I don't have the time to numerate all the reasons, so I'll offer just a few

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numerating
  1. listing
  2. reciting
  3. outlining
  4. detailing
Verb
  • Attached was a spreadsheet listing more than 3,000 ISBNs along with instructions to match titles, prepare quotes and estimate shipping costs directed to China.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The listing agents are Diane Kingshill and Jason Lee Villarreal with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • The youngest Lestat trips over reciting a passage about being encircled by God’s love.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The music video shows Jelly arriving at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, while reciting a prayer in a voiceover.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of reciting
Verb
  • Consider outlining your non-negotiables in advance of a difficult discussion.
    — Frederick J. Ryan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • In 2022, Calida Group acquired Cosabella for $80 million, outlining plans to expand both its department store and digital business, both Stateside and in Europe.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • Left behind are her great-grandmother’s haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutors spent Friday afternoon detailing the nature of the relationship between Burke and Rivas Hernandez.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of detailing
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