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as in counted (up to)
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 came (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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numbered
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
2 June 2026 -
Serial numbered to 100 with the first 10 being the more limited Green foil background version and the other 90 in red, PMGs quickly became some of Jordan’s most desirable cards.—
Brooks Peck,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Amounted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounted%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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