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as in told
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 mattered
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in relied
to place reliance or trust
I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move
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Recent Examples of counted
She was contacted by an elections official and her ballot ultimately was counted.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
And earlier this year, billionaires David Blitzer and Joe Tsai bought into the Germany SailGP Team, which already counted four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel as an owner.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuller was beating Harris by just 12 points with 99% of the vote counted.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Antlerless deer hunting is counted under different rules, with multiple antlerless deer allowed if the applicable licenses are obtained.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lebanese health authorities said that a preliminary toll counted 112 dead and more than 830 wounded.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
But the discounts apply only to Gonal-f, Ovidrel and Cetrotide, and can’t be combined with insurance benefits or counted toward deductibles.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Dellenger counted Baker and leaders of the Big 12 and ACC as the most fervent supporters.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
With about 95% of the votes counted, Fuller had 56% compared to 44% for the Democratic candidate, Shawn Harris, according to Decision Desk HQ.
—Brett Pulley, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026
George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
And earlier this year, billionaires David Blitzer and Joe Tsai bought into the Germany SailGP Team, which already counted four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel as an owner.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuller was beating Harris by just 12 points with 99% of the vote counted.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Antlerless deer hunting is counted under different rules, with multiple antlerless deer allowed if the applicable licenses are obtained.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lebanese health authorities said that a preliminary toll counted 112 dead and more than 830 wounded.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
But the discounts apply only to Gonal-f, Ovidrel and Cetrotide, and can’t be combined with insurance benefits or counted toward deductibles.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Dellenger counted Baker and leaders of the Big 12 and ACC as the most fervent supporters.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
With about 95% of the votes counted, Fuller had 56% compared to 44% for the Democratic candidate, Shawn Harris, according to Decision Desk HQ.
—Brett Pulley, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
Verb
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Improving these decisions requires multiple analyses, including reviewing past collections, identifying which attributes mattered, mapping those attributes to sell-through and comparing them to current demand signals.—
Anita Beveridge-Raffo,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The game shouldn’t have mattered.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Companies that relied on flexible, bespoke private credit loans during the low-rate era are now finding it harder and more expensive to roll over debt, particularly those in sectors facing structural disruption.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Illinois has long relied on its nonprofit sector because government cannot do everything.—
Monique B. Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sip creative cocktails in an elegant speakeasy at L’Antiquario, considered one of the world’s best bars.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Eating gelatin as a food additive is considered safe, but taking high doses in a supplement may cause side effects, and rare allergic reactions are possible.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The new tax break is computed and reported on a new federal form, Schedule 1-A, Additional Deductions.—
Annette Nellen,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Gordian was engineered for nuclear-grade technical work and is equipped with physics and engineering tools, as well as the ability to understand and integrate data through semantic ontology mapping, to ensure that the final output is computed and verified, not inferred, according to the DOE.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Flavin says she is left with few options and has weighed closing the shop and reopening possibly as a nail salon, but says that this community is too important to give up on.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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After noticing a problem, keepers separated the mother from her newborn, who weighed just 443 grams (less than a pound) and required immediate placement in an incubator at CIMBA to stabilize his temperature and safeguard his health, Reynoso Ruiz said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prior administrations — fom Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden — typically depended on geopolitical experts in international law, history, or intelligence, such as George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Netanyahu has depended on him since long before any of this.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Since his untimely death, Prince has been regarded as one of the most iconic musicians of his generation.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some mountaineers may have regarded the retreat as a failure of nerve.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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