Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(5)
"figures" is a correct and usable word in written English
It can be used either as a noun to refer to numerical data, or as a verb meaning "to calculate or estimate." Example: "I looked over the figures and it seems that profits have increased by 10% this quarter."
Dictionary
figures
noun
Plural of figure
synonyms
Exact(60)
Jan Crosby, the head of housing at KPMG, said: "These figures make for frightening reading and show that housing affordability is no longer just a problem for lower wage earners.
Using these figures and the results of the 2010 general election, the exercise modelled the effects of a uniform swing from the old boundaries to new.
Harnessing the expertise and specialisms within the organisation, our courses are led by first class and award-winning Guardian professionals whilst also drawing on the skills and expertise of other leading figures at the forefront of the creative and digital industries.
Over the next two years, several prominent opposition figures were murdered in mysterious circumstances.
Party leadership figures lined up to persuade members to vote for an endorsement of "business of usual" on fiscal policy, albeit accepting some amended language committing us explicitly to prioritising sensible stuff like investment in infrastructure.
Potter was one of the most recognisable figures in extreme sports.
Male Conservative MPs voted against equal marriage in larger numbers proportionally than their female colleagues, according to a breakdown of the voting figures after the historic debate in parliament.
"They show Starbucks have taken a bit of a knock as a result [of public outrage]," he said, although he was not able to release the precise figures.
Ukraine's prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, is to chair the first in a series of meetings that will include national MPs, government figures and regional officials in line with proposals drafted by the OSCE – a transatlantic security and rights group that includes Russia and the US.
Despite the caveats we have given for these figures, it does seem that Miliband was very much on pulse by pledging more funding for the NHS.
"We've now got tangible figures of the quantities and locations of fossil fuels that should remain unused in trying to keep within the 2C temperature limit," said Christophe McGlade, at University College London (UCL), and who led the new research published in the journal Nature.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com