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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbers
Noun
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That calculation does not include what seems to be a possibly public hallway from which Hilaria routinely posts selfies — identifiable from a mirror that’s across from an elevator, in a hall with cold lighting, gray terrazzo, and what might be — allegedly — their neighbors’ doorways.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2025 -
The calculation of homeless mortality rates is inherently unstable.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lively’s filing includes texts and emails between Baldoni and his PR team detailing their online strategy to damage Lively’s reputation, inflaming the negative narratives about Lively that were beginning to brew online.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Main Board short turnover decreased by -45% from yesterday, which is 45% of the 1-year average, as 11% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging).—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Eventually, even after the Heat overcame a 17-point second-period deficit, the math simply did not add up, even with a seven-point fourth-quarter lead.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters are expected to perform miracles with fewer resources, but at some point, the math just doesn’t work.—
Andrew Ansbro,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 10 North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Unrepentant, a new book by Peter Edwards, tells the story of Campbell—now in his 60s—from his violent upbringing and hard-partying ways, to a relentless dedication to the biker lifestyle.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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One is to vote in a change to the debt brake (difficult given parliamentary arithmetic — there is talk of doing it in this parliament), declare an emergency ‘event’ that merits high spending as was the case with Covid-19 and it will be argued that President Donald Trump has created a crisis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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His pitch encountered initial resistance from potential members, given the arithmetic: Twenty percent higher costs for planting, while yielding 25 percent less coffee.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Part of his immigration plan involves suspending the nation’s refugee program, according to The New York Times.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2025
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This involves making sure that the company takes risks that are well justified, and the skeptics views are critical for informing these calculations.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This national park encompasses the 14,000-foot peak Mount Rainier, which also happens to be an active volcano.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
22 Dec. 2024
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There’s a comfortable familiarity to their dynamics that encompasses a fair share of grumbling.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbers. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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