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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
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Without it, activists say, the city’s steelmaking days are numbered.
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John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The days may be numbered for Winter Park’s Merrywood House.
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Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The electric car brand Polestar’s days in the US are seriously numbered.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
After several new classes that numbered closer to 1,000, the academy has in recent years grown at a more modest pace.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
That means its days are probably numbered, and the glorious era of leg liberation is nigh.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
That’s far higher than other days of heavy attacks in recent months, when drones only numbered in the double digits.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The Dune Grey Edition is strictly limited to 100 pieces worldwide with each unit individually numbered, uniquely engraved, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity to turn it into a collector’s piece.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Without it, activists say, the city’s steelmaking days are numbered.
—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The days may be numbered for Winter Park’s Merrywood House.
—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The electric car brand Polestar’s days in the US are seriously numbered.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
After several new classes that numbered closer to 1,000, the academy has in recent years grown at a more modest pace.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
That means its days are probably numbered, and the glorious era of leg liberation is nigh.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
That’s far higher than other days of heavy attacks in recent months, when drones only numbered in the double digits.
—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The Dune Grey Edition is strictly limited to 100 pieces worldwide with each unit individually numbered, uniquely engraved, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity to turn it into a collector’s piece.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
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The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.
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The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%.
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For the week, the field averaged 67 feet, 5 inches from the hole on approach shots from the rough, more than 22 feet farther than the season average.
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Pinterest, YouTube Kids, and messenger apps like WhatsApp are not included in the ban.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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After the assemblies, longtime Colorado Democratic strategist Mike Dino told CBS Colorado that DeGette's name recognition and congressional seniority were significant advantages in the race, but that her poor showing caught him off guard.
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For one thing, the Season 3 premiere would have made more sense as a finale, wrapping up all the build-up and political maneuvering that comprised so much of the previous season with some actual payoff.
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Thankfully for their fans, who comprised about 90 per cent of the attendance, Modric switched into defensive-masterclass mode.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.
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The company said the industry benchmarks feature turns real-time, anonymized and aggregated data from Xero small business customers into comparable performance metrics.
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Most signals are aggregated, resold, optimized for scale and predicted.
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Mars and Uranus’ alignment inspires you to follow your passions, but be mindful of the risks involved!
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The collision involved one of Sacramento Regional Transit’s newer low-floor light rail trains.
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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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