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as in to list
to specify one after another
I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence
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as in to count
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate
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as in to itemize
to make a list of
let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand
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Recent Examples of enumerate
Lesson for Marketers: Your product or service may be amazing, but don’t expect enumerating its features and benefits to be persuasive.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Chu then enumerated on school, and broomsticks, and connections.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Although this use of quantum media—media that count, quantify or enumerate—to more closely monitor the watchman’s activities seemed to work for several nights, he was eventually found sleeping in the engine room, having attached the pedometer to a piston rod.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Lloyd Webber for all the reasons my colleague Andrea Long Chu brilliantly enumerated in her critique of the enduring, insidious spell cast over Broadway by The Phantom of the Opera.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Chu then enumerated on school, and broomsticks, and connections.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Although this use of quantum media—media that count, quantify or enumerate—to more closely monitor the watchman’s activities seemed to work for several nights, he was eventually found sleeping in the engine room, having attached the pedometer to a piston rod.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Lloyd Webber for all the reasons my colleague Andrea Long Chu brilliantly enumerated in her critique of the enduring, insidious spell cast over Broadway by The Phantom of the Opera.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Two cases, with offense dates of June 29, 2018 and July 31, 2019 are listed.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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On completion, the suite offered a detailed report in the form of a lengthy HTML document listing every single file and Registry change.PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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In his last five full starts (not counting the one in which he was injured), Mrázek has given up five, four, five, four and six goals.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Political scientists are generally wary of studying individual actors, preferring to focus on what can be counted and aggregated.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The majority of taxpayers, who don’t itemize, can take the standard deduction.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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If the provision sunsets (Congress appears mixed on this one), more taxpayers would be able to itemize their deductions.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yearwood performed the peaceful song before the church recited the Lord’s Prayer.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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The pair sang the peace anthem toward the end of the funeral service, before the congregation recited the Lord's Prayer.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The state released a scathing audit in 2019 detailing how emergency management agencies and other first responders were unprepared for the threat.Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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None of the state’s experts, detailed to the defense last month in a sealed court filing, were previously disclosed to the public.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
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New jobless claims filed the week ending Dec. 28 numbered 211,000, down 9,000 from the previous week’s level.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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For the first time they are numbered, with Laos No. 1. 2009 There are 44 entries on the list, with 13 appearing only online.Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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The company outlined an alternative oversight plan in a letter obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Protesters outside the public hearing outlined some of their concerns when interviewed by The Athletic.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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