countable

adjective

Definition of countablenext
as in few

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Recent Examples of countable The moves would bring the Broncos to 93 on their offseason roster (92 countable players with punter Jeremy Crawshaw’s international roster exemption), meaning corresponding cuts are coming to ensure the club stays at the NFL’s offseason limit of 90. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 11 May 2026 Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2026 This allowance lowers countable income and typically results in a higher benefit. — JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Chancery Court found Chambliss made a persuasive case at this early stage in the litigation that the NCAA unreasonably denied him eligibility to play a fourth countable season of college football in what will be his sixth year of college. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for countable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countable
  1. few
  2. limited
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  • Collins said the legislation keeps government funding steady with a few exceptions.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And one, among a few others, that took Dyson engineers almost a decade to solve.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of few
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  • Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There have been some limited cases in which noncitizens have been criminally charged for voting or attempting to vote, including in Michigan, but it's been rare and not thought to have altered the outcome of any elections.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Countable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countable. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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