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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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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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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Students defined as newcomers numbered 17,359 this year.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Higher values mean stricter limits on alternative theories.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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This means officials spend limited time studying rule changes, reviewing game film or participating in training exercises during the off-season.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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