numbered

past tense of number

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of numbered Autograph tickets will be numbered, with fans who purchase earlier receiving priority placement in line, the store said. — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Carmel-by-the-Sea just got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 Every building in Gaza, a source says, is numbered, and the floors in every building are counted. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Trips to the beach may be numbered, but afternoon picnics don’t have to be thanks to this blanket. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026 Guests only numbered about 50, and this close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin who speaks limited English made the cut. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbered
Verb
  • Your vote will be counted once your eligibility and registration are verified.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Of the 186 chief executive departures Challenger, Gray & Christmas counted in August, government and nonprofit organizations accounted for 62, more than any other sector.
    — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His 14 home runs have averaged 418 feet in length, which is tied for the best average in the majors this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches.
    — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Clothed safari guides in white hats and suits with fake mustaches greeted the guests, who included Sharon Bush, Peter Thomas Roth, Susan Gutfreund, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Paola Bacchini, Leesa Rowland, and Jacqueline Weld Drake.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The 2026 Narrative, Animated and Documentary Shorts jury comprised Daniel Crooke, Max Geschwind and Laura Henneman.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The rankings considered four factors which comprised the districts’ student racial diversity index, parent/student surveys on culture and diversity, the percent of economically disadvantaged students and gender diversity.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Failure by itself did not create an advantage, but previous performance still contained useful information about what a founder might do next.
    — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Post aggregated this block-group, tract and county data to congressional districts.
    — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, the law directs the California Public Utilities Commission to create a pathway for these separate devices to be aggregated to export electricity by June 30, 2027.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That means that they will be involved in organizing and financing all of the costs associated with the running of college sports as their minor professional leagues.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The data breach involved Educational Testing Service or ETS, which provides extensive services to California.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Numbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbered. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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