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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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Gartner and Check Point researchers agree and have listed AI as a top concern for 2025.John Bruggeman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Another Giuliani spokesperson, Theodore Goodman, was listed as a potential witness, if needed, to testify about photographs taken of Giuliani.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 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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Edging is about control, self-awareness, and making every moment count.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 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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The Deaf community may plan gatherings around major sporting events or participate in sports themselves, but becoming that next-level fan — the one who can recite all the stats, whose day can be made or broken by their team’s result — has never been easy.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kiner-Falefa and Chun recited traditional vows underneath an arch of white florals from Su-V Expressions as soft waves crashed behind them and palm trees swayed.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Read: Don’t tell America the babysitter’s dead A village agreement is, in its way, transactional; our baby swap certainly involves a trade.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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During his trial, Condon identified Hauptmann as the man who’d told him about Martha’s Vineyard.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 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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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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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 15 Jan. 2025.
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