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as in counting (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 coming (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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“Amounting (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounting%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
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