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figure
noun as in numeral; numeric value
noun as in form, shape; physical structure
noun as in object with design; depiction
noun as in famous person
verb as in calculate, compute
verb as in understand; decide, infer
Example Sentences
A US federal data blackout deepened Thursday as a government shutdown halted the release of third quarter GDP figures, forcing policymakers, financial institutions and business owners to continue flying blind.
“The figures show the stranglehold caused by the government shutdown on the IPO market, which is unlikely to return to its September glories until an end to the deadlock,” Kerr said.
After he was gone, they worked to secure the movement’s enduring power by consciously turning Reagan into a mythic figure whose ideas would live on in perpetuity.
Some senior Labour figures are privately suggesting to Reeves that now is the time to make the case for such a move.
The new figures do not show whether an area has become more or less well off since the previous report, but instead can show patterns of how areas have changed relative to each other.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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