amounted (to)

past tense of amount (to)
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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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“Amounted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounted%20%28to%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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