counted

past tense of count
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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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Recent Examples of counted The immediate mechanics don't change — ads are still delivered and downloads still counted. Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Japan still counted 5 million men under arms, a force military leaders believed offered one final opportunity. James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, and the Belgian Socialist statesman Paul-Henri Spaak are likewise counted among the European founding fathers. Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 When the votes were counted, El-Sayed won in a tight contest over Stevens. Carol Cain, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 His eponymous brand counted celebrities among its ambassadors, and his designs appeared on red carpets from Los Angeles to Cannes. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Those copies counted as sales, and Prince’s Musicology remained on the Billboard charts for weeks. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 The group argued that the proposition didn’t prevent people without an ID from voting, but rather, prevented that vote from being counted. Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Every dormant account represents a data point the financial system reached, counted — and then lost. Aishah N. Ahmad, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
Verb
  • Senior local official Dagnachew Azbite told the BBC that seven people had been found injured, with five of the victims sustaining serious injuries.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Race still mattered, but the boundaries of political belonging became more flexible and expansive.
    Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Reflecting on what mattered to them changed their biology under pressure.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The spy satellite that changed intelligence forever Before satellites, gathering intelligence on the Soviet Union relied heavily on risky reconnaissance flights such as those carried out by the U-2 spy plane.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the early days, platforms often relied on users to flag inappropriate posts and human moderators to parse through potential violations.
    Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hamilton entered the race largely considered the frontrunner, despite only launching his campaign in April.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Packing for such a trip calls for extra care, as outfits are often thoughtfully considered.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The team computed 500 spectral points across the observed wavelength band, applying the transmission profile of the real interference filter and blurring the result to match the real telescope’s resolution.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Crude prices rose on the development, and Asia markets traded mixed as investors weighed the latest twist in one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The costs and benefits of each data-center location to the developer and to the community should always be weighed and made publicly available.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His company depended on a third-party tool to connect its data infrastructure, and the deciding problem turned out not to be the price.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Applicants for the Silver Platter dispute the characterization, describing the bar as a quiet gathering place whose patrons have long depended on its low profile.
    Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One of the prettiest small towns in New Jersey, Cape May is widely regarded as America’s oldest seaside resort.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Boeing 767, introduced in 1982, is regarded as a reliable workhorse of the skies, in contrast to the beleaguered reputation of the Boeing 737 MAX, which lost faith with customers early, after two fatal crashes.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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