count (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for count (out)
Verb
  • The fee, which would fully pay the contractual costs tied to Johns Disposal Service, would exclude condominiums and commercial properties who already pay for private trash removal services and are not covered by the city's collection service.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Gvardiol and Ruben Dias have now started the last five games in a row — excluding the Carabao Cup tie against Huddersfield — while Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders had started in midfield together for six of the last seven.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It was subsequently banned from fairs because of its grisly origin.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, California won a court victory barring the Pentagon from using the California National Guard to crack down on anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The reporting was difficult; New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) bars employees from speaking to the media without permission.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • People can also eliminate standing water around their home and install or repair screens on windows and doors.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Roy said that fast, accurate intervention can prevent deaths in traumatic emergencies.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • One brings therapy dogs that can prevent elopement, which is when kids with autism wander away from caregivers, into classrooms.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Count (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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