Number and Reason

Number

Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.

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Reason and number are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a verb "Number".

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

Reason verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Number and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Number" instead a verb "Reason".

good	good number	good reason
exact	exact number	exact reason
similar	similar number	similar reason
specific	specific number	specific reason
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, real, large, big, huge, wrong, little, new, odd, unknown, different, opposite, unspecified.

This applied to their every possession, such as clothing marked with their number, giving more reason to punish them should those possessions (for whatever reason) go missing.

Source: You Are Number 6
The reason given for his number is that he is the 47th genetically-engineered assassin produced by Professor Ort-Meyer (as reflected by the barcode number on the back of his head, which ends in 47), and he killed all of the others.

Source: You Are Number 6
Tony tells him the incident was the reason he became a cop (it's also the reason Jason became an arson specialist), and that the number one thing he learned that night was you can't save them all.

Source: Series / NCIS

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