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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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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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Baker does not waste pitches, which numbered a total of 25 in two innings and two saves in as many nights against Boston this week.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026 -
The rave has become a meeting place for soldiers on leave who no longer recognize themselves in their quiet lives, wounded veterans, civilians burdened by guilt, and young adults who know their days are numbered before mobilization.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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In the last extreme, that means that one person’s exercise of their free will deprives someone else of all their rights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That means labor costs consume the vast majority of a center’s budget.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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