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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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Dwindled in size from the thousands of Nebraska fans who took over this stadium in fourth quarter on Saturday, the throng still numbered hundreds outside of the gates near the Huskers’ locker room some 50 minutes after the game ended.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Copies were numbered between 1 and 192 and inscribed with the reviewer’s name.—
Alexander Sorondo,
Air Mail,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Amounted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounted%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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