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as in indictment
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
she's been charged with two counts of larceny
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as in to tell
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around
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as in to matter
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move
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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight
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as in to number
to have a total of
that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years
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as in telling
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around
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as in weighing
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in relying
to place reliance or trust
I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move
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as in considering
to think of in a particular way
I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort
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Recent Examples of count
Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
The project will now head to writers to pen an adaptation of what is King’s longest work, with a page count of 1,152.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
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BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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The New Jersey Democrat was charged in a criminal complaint by Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey and President Trump’s former personal attorney, and was indicted this month on three counts.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
The project will now head to writers to pen an adaptation of what is King’s longest work, with a page count of 1,152.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Verb
Final donations are still being counted, but the 33rd edition of Broadway Bares topped the $2.4 million mark for the first time in its history.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images
BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Mariah Carey’s Career Smashes Throughout her career, Carey has scored only a few top 10 wins on both of these tallies — but that’s largely because they were introduced long after many of her biggest smashes had their heyday.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The United States is home to the most millionaires of any country, with a tally of 23.8 million in 2024, according to a new report by UBS.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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The screenshot was saved on May 6, 2020 -- four days before she was reported missing by a neighbor, according to the indictment.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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Dugan was suspended from her position on April 29, followed by an indictment from a federal grand jury on May 13.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for June 8th - June 21st, 2025 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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The first half, directed by Sam Bailey, shapes into a heist procedural, albeit one where the victims are too generic for the scores to be all that satisfying.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Judge Subramanian added that a violation of that order could result in contempt charges.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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However, the jury could not agree on the third charge of manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, the attorneys said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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The city and state were running 28 migrant-exclusive facilities at the peak of arrivals in January of last year, according to city census data.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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And the number of residents within five miles of the site has increased by 23,000 since 2010, according to ESRI, a platform used for mapping and analyzing census data.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
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The Kremlin, however, has denied the allegations, saying the children were taken out of war zones for their own protection.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Tyler Perry's lawyer accuses Derek Dixon of 'setting up a scam' Perry's lawyer denied the allegations in a statement shared with USA TODAY.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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