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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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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight
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as in to number
to have a total of
that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years
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Recent Examples of count
Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
State police charged Virginia with five counts of endangering the welfare of children, four counts of corruption of minors, and one count of tampering with physical evidence, according to WVIA.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Nielsen has reigned for decades because many top advertisers have called for a neutral third party to count consumers attracted to a particular media property.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 July 2025
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Gonzales faces 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
State police charged Virginia with five counts of endangering the welfare of children, four counts of corruption of minors, and one count of tampering with physical evidence, according to WVIA.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Sorry, but TikTok dances don’t count as cardio in my book.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Nielsen has reigned for decades because many top advertisers have called for a neutral third party to count consumers attracted to a particular media property.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Even as her latest release fades from memory, fans are turning to one of her more recent smashes in large enough numbers to push it back to multiple tallies at the same time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The tally is after local taxes but before the visiting teams’ share.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Kehoe’s motion does not explain why his office wanted to close the case and Brad Bondi’s filing does not provide details on the materials that may have led federal prosecutors to stop their pursuit of an indictment against Amesty.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Several defendants being prosecuted on criminal charges in New Jersey have argued Habba was not lawfully appointed, and thus the indictments against them are invalid and should be dropped.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The film also has a Certified Fresh score, awarded to films with a score of 75% or higher and at least five reviews from top critics.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The report is a compilation of STAAR scores in every campus in the city, including schools in 12 school districts and 13 charter school networks, broken out by city council district.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Aug. 2025
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Trump administration officials had hinted at major revelations and even new charges in the case after the president ordered a review of the files.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The two are awaiting trial on first-degree murder, child abuse, and other charges.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Statisticians and political scientists have developed a variety of ways to try to quantify the partisan advantage that may be attributable to gerrymandering. Republicans, who control redistricting in more states than Democrats, used the 2010 census data to create a strong gerrymander.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The census data is used for various purposes including deciding the number of U.S. Representatives each state gets, drawing electoral district boundaries and allocating government resources.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The vast majority of allegations were made against Wallace.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Seven other claims in the class-action case remain unresolved, including allegations of inadequate medical and mental health care, poor safety protocols, lack of dental care and over-incarceration of people of color.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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