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as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
doesn't want to go to some mammoth state university where she would be just a number
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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
a stunning gymnastics number that really impressed the judges
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as in calculation
numbers plural
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
if you believe the president's numbers, we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts
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as in to aggregate
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of number
Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Jun 09, 2025, 8:21 PM PDT Number of National Guard troops in LA rises to 1,700
The number of National Guard troops on the ground in the Los Angeles area has risen from 300 to 1,700, the Defense Department said in an update Monday evening.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Alvin's time as a TS is numbered, but the eventual moisture, rain and the 20-30 degree cool down in the southwest will be welcome.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Noun
During her performance, Erivo was backed by a full choir, and Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, and Adam Lambert provided assists from the audience for the opening number.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Jun 09, 2025, 8:21 PM PDT Number of National Guard troops in LA rises to 1,700
The number of National Guard troops on the ground in the Los Angeles area has risen from 300 to 1,700, the Defense Department said in an update Monday evening.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Verb
Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Alvin's time as a TS is numbered, but the eventual moisture, rain and the 20-30 degree cool down in the southwest will be welcome.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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Those two titles are the only ones in the group’s discography to make it to triple digit stays on this purchases-only roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Even with the sore digit, Tucker belted a pitch to right field in the third inning with his eyes on a triple, but the ball got stuck in the ivy and was ruled a double.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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What’s changing is the composition of those who will inherit the Earth.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Included in the Albertina show was a large-scale drawing of a mother and child rendered in charcoal on canvas; the composition was based on multiple images that Saville had made of herself and her son.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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When the Parks and Recreation alum was shot and killed at just 59 years old during a dispute with his neighbor on Sunday, June 1, his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, claimed the act of violence was a hate crime.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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But Peter Wagner, executive director of the Prison Policy Initiative, says specific numbers aren't as important as simply the act of trying to quantify what incarceration does to families.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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Elsewhere, Jonathan and Ana made a smart strategic decision after figuring out how to use a cipher to decode a message into English.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Aboard Amaryllis or Fleur de Lys, travellers explore all 33 Grand Cru designations—a feat nearly impossible to recreate privately—and take part in cellar tastings at revered producers like Maison Joseph Drouhin.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Neanderthals made and used wooden spears, cared for their fellow community members, made sticky tar and other adhesives, and butchered massive elephants, among other feats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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Gone are the days of just blueprints, prototypes and calculations, as engineering now revolves around efficiency, speed and precision in a world where technology is rapidly changing.—
Srinivasa Rao Bittla,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This likely played into Israel’s calculations, too.—
Javed Ali,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Leaders count nearly 60,000 K-12 students who participated in last year’s programs.—
James Pollard,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Voters cup to five candidates on their ballots, and tabulators count their preferences until one candidate gets a majority.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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The data must then be validated, cleaned and often aggregated to map it to specific customer accounts and consumption metrics.—
Griffin Parry,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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His data, aggregated from the U.S. Census Bureau in early 2025, includes the median residential property tax bill paid in each county, and counties’ effective property tax rates for that year.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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