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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
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Fake Apple virus warnings, security alerts and messages are all tactics used to prompt you to call a number or click on a malicious link.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Prior to the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Christian community numbered 1.5 million.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Fake Apple virus warnings, security alerts and messages are all tactics used to prompt you to call a number or click on a malicious link.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 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.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Prior to the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Christian community numbered 1.5 million.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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At the heart of the dispute are voters who did not supply a valid state ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Moore equipped his pinball machine setup with the flexibility of a computer—one arrangement of bumpers might calculate the first thousand digits of pi, and another might compute the best next move in a game of chess.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The use of ostrich and alligator leather straps in muted grey tones helps ground the otherwise eye-catching compositions.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The ratio of member composition of the acts entered in MAJ is highest for groups (37%), followed by bands (27%) and solo artists (26%).—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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By the 1870s, the filibuster had become both a fixture of the political process and a noun — though it was initially applied to the person who gave the speeches, rather than the act of speaking itself, Merriam-Webster says.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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Dine on everything from pate en croute to Faroe Island salmon while taking in a performance from a wide-range of legendary performers: this spring alone sees acts from Glee’s Matthew Morrison to Jeff Goldblum.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lottie works best as an enigma, a cipher for the beliefs and the often capricious actions of the group.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, this is great, as any app can incorporate these ciphers and keep your data safe.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
28 Apr. 2024
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The most interesting thing about the Netflix series Adolescence isn’t the great acting, the technological feats of filming, or the surreal perfection of 15-year-old actor Owen Cooper.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the groundbreaking Sphere, with an exosphere broadcasting continuous imagery ranging from eyeballs to ugly Christmas sweaters to signature emoji mascot Orbi, is maximizing its technological abilities with not only live music, but filmed feats as well.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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White House officials said the calculations came from the Council of Economic Advisers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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By the Budget Lab’s calculations, the top 1% of earners owe 28% of all unpaid taxes.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Groomed to run for office, the 29-year president of the party can already count on support from the RN base.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Data from the sensors and other sources of CRE information such as wayfinding or reservations will be aggregated to help owners make determinations about office layouts, design and equipment expenditures and lowering buildings’ carbon footprints.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The most job openings in San Diego County in February were for nurses, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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