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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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Vancouver knew Hughes’ days with the club were likely numbered and that a rebuild was possibly on the horizon.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Overall, foreigners at all levels of study numbered 34,498, a decrease of 499.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Amounted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounted%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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