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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
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Bad actors count on the lack of transparency around cryptocurrency and the opaque world of shell companies to commit crimes, said Dennis Lormel, a former section chief of the FBI’s Financial Crimes Unit who specialized in investigating money laundering, terror funding and fraud.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Bonillo pleaded guilty a few weeks later to three similar counts.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
For households seeking not just a service but true peace of mind, Hawx is proving to be the partner families can count on.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Bad actors count on the lack of transparency around cryptocurrency and the opaque world of shell companies to commit crimes, said Dennis Lormel, a former section chief of the FBI’s Financial Crimes Unit who specialized in investigating money laundering, terror funding and fraud.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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At Dia, the cage has been reconstructed in full, complete with Hsieh’s boots and his tally marks gouged into the wall.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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State tallies of new unemployment claims have remained relatively stable, however, suggesting that there hasn't been a big spike in overall layoffs yet.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors initially sought felony charges against Dunn, but downgraded the case to a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to return an indictment.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nguyen allegedly charged toward a Homeland Security Investigations officer during a street fight, scraping the officer’s knees, though prosecutors dropped the federal case before indictment after concluding the evidence was too weak to proceed.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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The judge also noted she had not previously been told a mechanic had worked on the car, and also the government has given at least two different accounts of who approved the car’s removal to Maine.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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While many people might rush to see a doctor after such a discovery, Farrington put it off, telling herself that the lump would disappear naturally.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Detail matters in a sprawling residence in the Sacramento foothills, from its bespoke tile work to rich cherry-wood flooring, from unique layout to the use of old Chicago brick in a solarium-like room.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Currently, the company relies primarily on a partnership with Kalshi to provide the exchange underlying most of Robinhood’s prediction market offerings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the program appears to rely heavily on sensationalized accounts from secondary sources with no direct knowledge or relationship with him or his family.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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El Camello has fallen silent, considering what to say next.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The indictment specifically alleges Alcalá, was tasked with coordinating drug-trafficking activities with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Marxist guerrilla group, considered by Washington to be a terrorist organization that has for decades funded itself via the drug trade.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the six years since its debut, the show has become an internet sensation, with viewers online embracing the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootlegs of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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State scores, however, have been slowly improving since 2021.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Wilson insisted that errors in Kjoller’s case and that of Taylor McGrath, who was accused of felony child endangerment along with drug charges, did not involve artificial intelligence.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The charge stems from a shooting that occurred at celebrity boxing event hosted by streamer Adin Ross in Miami in May.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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