1
as in to number
to have a total of
the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for
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2
as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit
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Verb
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Massive flocks of passenger pigeons, which had once numbered in the billions, were wiped out due to overhunting, habitat destruction and the disruption of their migratory patterns.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025 -
Companies ranging from Saks Fifth Avenue to JCPenney are scaling back operations in select regions, while broader trends in the retail industry are prompting closures numbering in the thousands nationwide.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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This means every resume review or coaching session reduces the amount of time available with the coaches.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The drop means a massive decline in his first NFL contract that stands at $43 million and counting, depending on where Sanders is picked.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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