as in calculation
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 counts
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 averages
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in includes
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbers
Noun
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This likely played into Israel’s calculations, too.—
Javed Ali,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025 -
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
Verb
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This includes Kansai-ben’s character.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The last thing a woman’s college basketball player should consider is turning pro early, and that includes USC’s Juju Watkins.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for Smith countered that the Supreme Court has previously said there’s no precise math equation for determining an intellectual disability.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Even traditional LLMs can correctly answer many complicated math questions.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Killers Of The Flower Moon A brilliant, heartbreaking true story, Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of the Osage people and the greedy men who try to rob them of their wealth after oil is discovered on their tribal lands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Jamie gives him a lethal stare and tells him to go away.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the problem, experts say, is that sewage today contains a host of chemicals, including PFAS, generated by businesses, factories and homes.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Products, like Latisse—which contains an ingredient called Prostaglandin—were specially formulated to help lashes grow long.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The time has come for House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, to face up to the brutal arithmetic that explains how Tallahassee works.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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And of course there’s some other stuff that can do arithmetic better than us.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Consider Alternative Work Arrangements Another valuable perspective shift involves reconsidering what constitutes meaningful work.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This kind of financial mindset involves trust — in yourself, in your systems, and most importantly, in your ability to adapt if or when your financial circumstances change.—
Judy Lagrou,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Because the agency encompasses more than a hundred and fifty active missions at twenty major centers and facilities, many staffers spend their days on video calls.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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The five-mile-long mountain ridge that encompasses Mount Yoshino is said to be covered by about 30,000 cherry trees—the oldest of which is thought to have been planted more than 1,300 years ago.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbers. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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