enumerates

Definition of enumeratesnext
present tense third-person singular of enumerate
1
as in lists
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 tells
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 itemizes
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 enumerates Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay. John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • The guide lists 30-plus restaurants where the food keeps coming until at least midnight — and many go well past that.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Stubhub lists tickets for Hard Rock’s first game - Uruguay-Saudi Arabia - ranging from $355 to $512.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • If a guy whose brother is engaged to Taylor Swift can pick a barbecue spot blind and land on a Charlotte favorite, that tells you something.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Parker tells me, grinning in his studio just outside of Los Angeles, in Altadena, in early April.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • About 20% of the Constitution itemizes things that the federal and state governments may not do.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If one spouse itemizes deductions, the other must also itemize.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • On the song, Lewis recites a 2015 speech from former President Barack Obama.
    DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • On paper, a song that recites hypothetical Spotify playlist titles ought to be a sharp conceptual move.
    Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
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  • OpenAI now counts roughly 800 million weekly active users and is valued at hundreds of billions of dollars, with its for-profit subsidiary now valued at nearly $1 trillion, with a potential IPO that could arrive as early as late 2026 — an outcome Musk’s lawsuit, if successful, could jeopardize.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Musk, the world's richest person, counts $839 billion in wealth, according to Forbes.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Malaysia has highlighted the blue economy as a priority area in its most recent economic plan, which outlines the nation’s policy objectives through 2030.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Four physicians working in addiction medicine published an American Journal of Public Health editorial that outlines strategies for getting medication to people in recovery during natural disasters.
    Andrew Jones, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • That means if a gig worker or their employer computes a tip amount and requires customers to pay it, that tip isn’t tax-deductible.
    Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2026
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  • On quite possibly her most devastating song to date, Musgraves details the darker side of loneliness over sparse guitar in true country singer-songwriter tradition.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Now less than $10 thanks to the 40% discount, the popular soil moisture meter has a 7-inch probe and comes with a free plant-watering e-book that details light and moisture preferences of more than 200+ plant species.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026

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