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enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-] / ɪˈnu məˌreɪt, ɪˈnju- /


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Last year, the government announced a census to enumerate the country’s castes officially.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues."

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“That process should look at their current risk tolerance and help enumerate their goals, both short and long term, which will help you and the adviser determine the appropriate mix of investments.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

He also posted an image of the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants that appeared to mock the plight of federal workers, who had been asked by Musk to enumerate their job accomplishments of the last week.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

My brother asks if there are any poisonous snakes in India, and Mr. Banerji, now much more at ease, begins to enumerate them.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mr. Elwes, a mathematical logician and professor at the University of Leeds, enumerates a multitude of such anecdotes—delightful, insightful, informative—to illustrate the bigger picture in “Huge Numbers.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“The hungry throng” that Lee-Mäder enumerates includes at least 40 insect species that “feed often or exclusively on North American milkweeds in the summer,” he writes.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

It enumerates the things from home the brave boy will hold to his heart for comfort.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2023

As a choir musters behind her, she enumerates her partner’s failings and points out all that she’s done — “I was always there to pick up the pieces when you were a full-blown catastrophe.”

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

One page after Tanaina Plantlore enumerates the wild potato, it describes a closely related species, wild sweet pea, Hedysarum mackenzii.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

We believed the Constitution limited the federal government to the powers enumerated in it, and that these weren’t to be construed so as to deny our constitutional rights.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

“The Commission has not, to date, made a determination regarding whether any such contracts involve an activity enumerated or prohibited.”

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

Sandler enumerated services the school provides, in addition to $850,000 in rent, including vocational training, physical recreation, transportation, scholarships for the children of veterans and hundreds of free meals.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2025

“The basis for security revocations are specifically enumerated by ODNI.”

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2023

“Because such skills are never enumerated in any of the texts on dragon physiology. It is possible that someone told you so to trick you.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Throughout its episodes lurk excerpts of dialogue enumerating frustration about the state of the world that could be mistaken for modern complaints.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2025

She quickly proved her worth to the family brand, sweetly selling her father-in-law’s every whim and enumerating the evil forces bent on taking him down.

From Slate Jan. 20, 2025

At the same time, “Some people are concerned that enumerating caste will solidify identities,” Jodhka says.

From Science Magazine Mar. 22, 2024

As the years progress and Madonna acquires the icon mantle, Gabriel is intent on enumerating every recording session, video shoot and world tour in great detail, making this book a slog at times.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

He answered their concerns one by one, enumerating their rights and explaining how to wring justice out of various government agencies.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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