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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
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony counts last month.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University counted 1,033 daily newspapers in 2024, down from 1,472 in 2005, and 650 digital-only news sites.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Defensively, coach Todd Bowles is emphasizing more big plays and counting on free-agent pass rusher Haason Reddick to create havoc.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Rea, who allowed seven runs (six earned) in 5 1/3 innings, left too many mistakes in the middle of the zone and put himself in bad counts.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony counts last month.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nobody can count the Ravens out with Lamar Jackson under center.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University counted 1,033 daily newspapers in 2024, down from 1,472 in 2005, and 650 digital-only news sites.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
The project focuses on mass shootings in public where four or more people were killed, not counting the shooter.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Defensively, coach Todd Bowles is emphasizing more big plays and counting on free-agent pass rusher Haason Reddick to create havoc.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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The tally includes all forms of purchases, including digital, CD, cassette, and vinyl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The final tally — 12 in favor, seven opposed, and one abstention — drew cheers.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In each case, magistrate judges had already found probable cause to proceed with the charges forward, yet jurors opted not to return indictments.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In one especially high-profile case, prosecutors charged a DC man captured on video throwing a sandwich at a federal agent with a misdemeanor offense after failing to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment against him.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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His score-tying single in the seventh inning fell at Giancarlo Stanton’s feet in left field, easily allowing pinch runner Jacob Melton to motor home from second base.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Borrower delinquencies started appearing on credit reports in 2025, leading to sudden drops in credit scores.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The judge sentenced Johnson to 180 days for each of the four disorderly conduct charges, to be served concurrently, which was credited as time served.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately harmless, this was the piece of the bomb that would ignite the charge in the main body of the projectile.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Tennessean crafted a map showing where the traffic stops took place using data from an analysis of dispatch reports, which were census areas with high percentages of Hispanic or Latino residents.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Some Missouri Republicans had pushed for a map that could give them a 7-1 edge when redrawing districts after the 2020 census.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Pulte’s most consequential allegations thus far were made against Cook, a Federal Reserve governor.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Savage has only returned to the screen once since the allegations.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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