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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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Recent Examples of count
Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
At Heavenly Mountain Resort, the avalanche rescue dogs train year-round, always prepared to respond when every second counts.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The state defines substandard buildings as those where repair costs to bring a site up to building codes would exceed 15% of the cost of a full structure replacement, not counting energy improvements.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
By my count, more than half of the 2026 Best Picture nominees have a plausible case for being the villain to somebody.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
At Heavenly Mountain Resort, the avalanche rescue dogs train year-round, always prepared to respond when every second counts.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Kansas is not counting the games in 2018 vacated due to NCAA penalties in that total.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The state defines substandard buildings as those where repair costs to bring a site up to building codes would exceed 15% of the cost of a full structure replacement, not counting energy improvements.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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The high-stakes election drew 43,970 voters to the polls during the in-person early voting period for Senate District 9, according to an unofficial tally from Tarrant County Election Administration.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The final tally was a 17-5 advantage in shot attempts for Ottawa, and 9-4 in shots on goal.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Santeiro, who was licensed to practice medicine between 1995 and 2022, was the medical director of Pacheco’s Florida Life Recovery during the time frame of the activity in her indictment, according to court and public records.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For example, in the early 20th century, prosecutors resorted to pretextual indictments to go after the mob—the tax-evasion case against Al Capone being the most famous such prosecution.—
Aziz Huq,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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Kate later told Mary Berry that William tried to pull out all the stops in the kitchen to impress her early on in their relationship.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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This improves access for ions and molecules, which matters for batteries and chemical sensing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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To learn more, the researchers relied on a unique dataset created by analyzing seawater samples that have been collected twice weekly from La Jolla’s Scripps Pier since 2018.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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That marks a break from longstanding practice, as regulators have long relied on the VSL to value mortality reductions in regulatory cost-benefit analysis.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Boston University Track and Tennis Center is widely considered one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world, known for producing several national and world records.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The exchange is notable, considering it had not been previously disclosed.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Morning people did slightly better than the intermediate group, with a 5% lower risk of having a poor LE8 score.—
Dr. Joseph Wendt,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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They were then weighted to create an overall score, OpenTable said.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Lemon vowed to fight the charges against him, which include conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional rights and violating the FACE Act.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nguyen pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge and multiple misdemeanors and is now serving a seven-year prison sentence, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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