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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
Liz Thach, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The gravestones are numbered to reflect the burial system that was developed to properly inter hundreds of victims whose bodies were never claimed or identified.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
Each bottle is also individually numbered for easier traceability.
—Liz Thach, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The gravestones are numbered to reflect the burial system that was developed to properly inter hundreds of victims whose bodies were never claimed or identified.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for number
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James Cook had 23 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown and became the first Bills player since Thurman Thomas in December 1995 to rush for triple digits in the postseason.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Experts note that in the November election, voters who requested mail ballots were already required to provide the last four digits of a driver’s license or Social Security number when making the request.Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The technology allows people with disabilities to evenly and accurately apply makeup through the study of how protein composition in the human body affects the skin.Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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But the composition of these details, the totality of how the obvious or ordinary beats are strung together in each, is startling.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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One of pop culture’s most tech-savvy musical acts, will.i.am has once again introduced a profound innovation to the masses.Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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For nearly two decades, De La Soul was one of hip-hop’s most important acts and among the most under-acknowledged.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ferreira struggles a bit more to find the depth in her role; her character comes off as merely a cipher, a stand-in for an audience similarly positioned as outsiders.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s picks For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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According to Billboard, the song is one of only five to manage that feat on the Billboard Global 200.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Usual Suspects actor achieved physical feats that include leaping from a moving boat onto a helicopter hovering above and pulling himself into it.EW.com, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Crutchfield, a former math teacher who never played college basketball and coached tennis before getting his big D-II break at West Liberty University, sees the game like a math problem and has created his own calculations.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The United States’ ranking is held down by its lack of reciprocity, according to how Henley & Partners makes its calculations.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 8 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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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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