amount (to)

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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  • The wolf, numbered 2512-BC, was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January, marking the second wave of reintroductions by the state after voters approved the effort in 2020.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • There were quite a few pieces inside the box, but the instructions were pretty easy to follow (again, after a couple of false starts) and each part was labelled and numbered in a pretty logical manner (piece two connects to piece three and so on).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
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  • The decision means Janette Nesheiwat, a former Fox News medical contributor, is no longer under consideration for the role.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Some traditions are timeless − black smoke from the chimney after a vote means no candidate has received the necessary votes.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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