1
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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2
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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3
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
The suit enumerates a number of similarities between Woodall's undeveloped script and Moana and Moana 2.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
This contradicts the Constitution’s Article I, which vests enumerated legislative powers solely with Congress.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Students hail from a plethora of countries including Haiti, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine and too many to enumerate.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
This contradicts the Constitution’s Article I, which vests enumerated legislative powers solely with Congress.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Students hail from a plethora of countries including Haiti, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine and too many to enumerate.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerate
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Wilson then announced and ultimately completed renovations to the mansion and linked the mansion to the coach house, listing agent Tim Salm of Jameson Sotheby’s told Elite Street.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Wong is still listed as the company secretary on two of the businesses.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2025
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We've been spoiled by laptop battery life over the last year or two; almost 14 hours now counts as merely average.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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With nearly all votes counted, 63% of voters approved a 20-year extension of the tax, with the largest margins of support coming from the parts of Kansas City in Clay and Platte counties.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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But few people itemize expenses these days, so most people receive no offsetting tax benefit for the contribution.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those deductions must be itemized and total more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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After her, Lily recites all the things his mother had promised to teach her: to speak Russian, to make dumplings, to grow vegetables.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The explicit saying was recited at sporting events across the country in defiance of the president's coronavirus mandates.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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One of the women surrendered her wedding ring, worth an estimated $7,000, and the robber told the victims to leave the area.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Leech, a parasitic hive mind that infests people discovers another parasitic hive mind that infests people, competing for the same brain space (told in first-person from the POV of the former parasitic hive mind).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The documents—which the DHS released on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday—detailed a 2021 protective order request in which Sura said her husband struck and scratched her, tore her shirt and left her with bruises.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Gragg details the video of the arson attack, Balmer’s 911 call and an interview with Balmer in warrants obtained by Fox News.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Each sofa will feature iconic images from Almodóvar movies and film posters, and will be signed and numbered by the director.—
Stephen Treffinger,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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After a string of box office disappointments and grumblings about high budgets, rumors have been swirling that De Luca and Abdy’s days at the top of the nearly 102-year-old studio are numbered, which the studio has denied.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The letters, which were described to Reuters by four people familiar with their contents, outlined the Chinese position as well as the need for multipolarity and for countries to stand together.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ida Kassa Johannesen Head of commercial ESG at Saxo Bank Goldman’s Della Vigna outlined three reasons to back-up his view on why ESG investors should bring oil and gas stocks in from the cold.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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