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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
Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
That was about three times the number from five years before.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
These fascinating creatures, now numbering around 40, are descendants of escapees from the Dania Chimpanzee Farm breeding facility.
—Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Granted, many could be above the age of 65, but as Biden and Trump have both proven, age is just a number.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
That was about three times the number from five years before.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Spectators numbered nearly 20,000 that rainy day to visit the largest Macy’s in California and the first major department store to be constructed in California in more than a decade, according to newspapers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
These fascinating creatures, now numbering around 40, are descendants of escapees from the Dania Chimpanzee Farm breeding facility.
—Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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Her floral tattoos typically end where the fingers begin to prevent the image from needing to be broken up across five digits.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Wolverines routinely flirted with triple digits and ranked near the top of college basketball in 2-point shooting percentage during their 14-4 start.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The formal composition at work in that portrait is even more evident in Han’s aerial landscapes, shot from bridges and promontories.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Astronomers can read these fingerprints to reveal the composition of said material.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Viewers learned that what happened to Laura was a brutal act of violence, one that lacked an easy explanation; the series instead offered both a mundane and a supernatural reason for her murder.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The British viewed the Boston Tea Party as an act of treason and retaliated with punitive measures that would ultimately lead to conflict.—
Joe Minihane,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lively’s Lily Bloom is a cipher for the millennial woman resisting the pull of becoming her boomer mother.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
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Nadal was more successful, achieving the feat three times — all at the French Open — in five attempts.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Sphere An architectural feat of an entirely different kind, the Sphere has transformed the Las Vegas skyline since its 2023 debut.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In terms of the wins above replacement (WAR) statistic for pitchers based on Baseball-Reference’s calculation, the best comparisons for Sabathia (61.8) are Hall of Fame right-handers Juan Marichal (61.8) and Don Drysdale (61.3).—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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As part of an annual revision to preliminary figures, the statistics bureau in late December revised the 2023 GDP growth to 7.4%, according to a CNBC calculation of the official data.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump has frequently counted the U.S.-led coalition victory over the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria as one of the most consequential achievements of his previous administration.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Southern California has long endured devastating fires, with the Palisades and Eaton fires counting as two of the most destructive blazes in its history.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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However, the problem remains that these solutions aggregate data rather than interpret it.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Knicks are mere pennies below the second apron but still could aggregate Robinson, Precious Achiuwa’s expiring $6 million deal and whatever amount of second-round picks is appropriate in exchange for a rotation-caliber wing to fortify their paper-thin bench.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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