COUNT (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

count (on or upon)

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as in to depend (on or upon)

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The company’s future guidance was so much bigger than expected that Stifel analyst Jonathan Siegmann could hardly believe it.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
When prices picked up this year, no one expected Chevron or ExxonMobil to suddenly drill more in the US.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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