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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
Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Raul Eliah Valle of Milford, who was 16 at the time of the stabbing, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing McGrath and others.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Clifford Weiler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Sleeper sofas and trundle beds are counted in that figure, so check how many actual bedrooms there are before booking.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Israel’s retaliatory offensive, which has destroyed large swaths of Gaza, has killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Raul Eliah Valle of Milford, who was 16 at the time of the stabbing, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing McGrath and others.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
The last page has a form which, to have your protest counted, must be completed and signed in a timely fashion, and received by the city clerk via mail or personal delivery no later than the public hearing at 2 p.m. on June 9.
—Clifford Weiler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Sleeper sofas and trundle beds are counted in that figure, so check how many actual bedrooms there are before booking.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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The tally was busier last time around, which meant there wasn’t room for Sheeran’s latest.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The Bruins failed to tack on runs with the bases loaded, but Kaitlyn Terry made sure the early tally was enough.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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In Phan’s indictment, prosecutors wrote the tank he’s accused of trying to burn is owned by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, which is headquartered in Michigan.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Clark, 46, is considered a key witness in the case and was called to corroborate claims in Combs’ indictment.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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In most patients, a Gleason score of 9 would suggest that the cancer had been present — and detectable — for years.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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His Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) places him in the most aggressive risk category.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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The suspect in the shooting, Elias Rodriguez, 31, faces federal and local murder charges along with firearms offenses, authorities said on May 22.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Jurors eventually found Chauvin guilty of all three charges in the 2020 killing of Floyd, an act which was caught on viral video and fueled a national reckoning on social justice, race and police brutality.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Redistricting is usually done every 10 years, after the decennial census, but Ohio faces the task now because voters in 2018 amended the state constitution, and maps are only in effect for four years if they are passed without minority support.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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That same census states that out of the 108.67 million household population in the Philippines, 230,917 people have foreign ethnicities.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The university and other elite schools have faced allegations of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism, too.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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First simply keeping Paul from her, lawyer Laurent then gets the courts involved, filing spurious allegations of the ugliest kind in a successful bid to get her custody suspended entirely.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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