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as in counted
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
number those apples and tell me how many you have
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as in averaged
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of numbered
This case numbered among the 22 financial crimes Alex pleaded guilty to.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
By noon, people numbered in the hundreds.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Each is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
But the days of gift-shop-adjacent museum cafés serving dusty scones are numbered.
—Christine Muhlke, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
The lottery system uses 1,001 ping-pong balls numbered 1-14.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
For each of the two drawings, 14 ping pong balls, numbered 1 through 14, are placed in a lottery machine.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Each pair is individually numbered through 300.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 May 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
By noon, people numbered in the hundreds.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Each is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
But the days of gift-shop-adjacent museum cafés serving dusty scones are numbered.
—Christine Muhlke, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
The lottery system uses 1,001 ping-pong balls numbered 1-14.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
For each of the two drawings, 14 ping pong balls, numbered 1 through 14, are placed in a lottery machine.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Each pair is individually numbered through 300.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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With over 90% of the Pelican State tally counted, Letlow was holding steady with about 44% of the vote versus Fleming's roughly 28% and Cassidy's approximately 25%.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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So far this year, homes over $1 million have averaged 62 days on the market, much higher than the 24-day average in 2022.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez’s fastball averaged 94 mph, which is down from his average of 96 mph in his first game of the spring.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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By that measure, 27 percent — or 1 in 4 minutes — included at least one gambling reference.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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One of the guns had hate speech written on it, the sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Miller, who has lived in the area for just a month, told NBC San Diego that his favorite thing about his neighborhood is how friendly and welcoming everyone has been.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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On April 21, 2025, employees at an apartment complex where Turner worked as a maintenance worker reportedly found a tool bag in a storage room that contained 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This speeds up the thawing process while keeping the fruit contained.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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The pattern was invisible at the central level, but regional teams flagged tone and accuracy issues that aggregated dashboards failed to capture.—
Georg Ell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Recyclable materials are often recovered through informal channels or aggregated for transport to nearby urban recycling markets.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Verb
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School staff initially intervened and separated the students involved in the fight, police said.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The potential medical interventions are similar to those involved in transitioning — mental health therapy, hormone therapy and surgeries.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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