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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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Recent Examples of count
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
LaDamian Keith Hill, 43, of Pontiac, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Not all philosophers are willing to count these disturbances of an animal’s serene environment or personal space as an invasion of privacy.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The trial also resulted in five other convictions of hospital and provincial health officials for concealment and omission-of-duty counts, the Buenos Aires Times and Chequeado reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
LaDamian Keith Hill, 43, of Pontiac, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the last inning, every run counts as a point.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Not all philosophers are willing to count these disturbances of an animal’s serene environment or personal space as an invasion of privacy.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
Noun
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The final tally for Weymouth came on a two-yard run late in the third as senior Jackson Frasca found paydirt.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sombr and Billie Eilish Share the Top 10 Both Sombr and Eilish claim multiple spaces inside the top 10 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Figma added four new AI-native tools to its platform this quarter and told investors on the call to expect significant investments in AI going forward.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The symbolic weight of the Golden Lion matters, not just to the artists but to the entire field.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As many tax practitioners predicted, the IRS is relying on new box codes to address new deductions, like the tip deduction.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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As heat waves affect plants, the effects are felt by the pollinators that rely on their blooms for food.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, that isn’t a factor when considering how hard and inspired the Broncos played in front of a ninth straight sellout crowd at Albertsons Stadium.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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First things first — 1831 is a ludicrously early start date here, considering England didn’t play their first international until 1872.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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