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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value asked him to write out the equation in numbers, not letters

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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 act
a performance regularly presented by an individual or group a modern dance 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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Recent Examples of number
Noun
Thousands of fans applauded Newcastle through the streets following the FA Cup final disappointments in 1997-98 and 1998-99; those numbers are expected to be dwarfed this time around. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025 This strong opening week number should be treated as a marker of continued longevity, and be celebrated. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Meghan sent jars of jam to her celebrity friends, including Kaling, with labels numbered from one to 50. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Katie Butler, a Department of Education lawyer, knew her days with the agency were numbered. Cherise Halsall, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for number
Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
Noun
  • Under this bill, they will be required to produce more personal information, such as the last four digits of their Social Security number.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The most accurate value for Pi, according to Guinness World Records, is more than 62 trillion digits (62,831,853,071,796 to be precise), calculated in August 2021 by the University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This collaborative mindset shapes everything from their approach to retail design, adaptive reuse of public buildings, or material selection processes that consider factors like embodied carbon, circularity, and chemical composition.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Scientists will need to understand the composition of these oils before industry can determine which plastic types to focus on and how each oil could create new materials.
    Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a real power in the Chocolate Drops getting back together at this moment in time, after the group helped spawn so many new acts in the past decade.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Opening acts in select cities include Marshmello, The All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Since his first appearance in season one, though, Greg has been more than a bit of a cipher.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
  • All the actors make assertive impressions that can nonetheless only go so far in delineating figures who remain basically ciphers.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The track has now spent 32 weeks on the Hot 100, a feat that only one other South Korean artist has accomplished — and Jimin knows that act very well.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The model initially debuted as an ultra-utilitarian tool watch boasting new feats of water resistance, shock resistance, and above all magnetic resistance.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What initiatives, clients, and/or offerings weigh the most in your performance evaluation, raise and bonus calculations and promotion decisions?
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Her son simply made a statistical calculation based on probability theory and realized that the odds of both lunches being wrong were considerably different from the odds of a single order getting messed up.
    Rob Long, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When the tour was initially announced, Billboard projected that final earnings of $294 million on sales of 1.1-1.2 million tickets, with the additional dates — not counting the second Vegas show — potentially boosting that figure to more than $325 million.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the Silver Bulletin, Trump's approval average is aggregated from other media outlets' surveys.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • By aggregating multiple zk-proofs into a single succinct proof, the verification burden on individual nodes is drastically reduced, enabling faster and more cost-effective processing.
    Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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