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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
The goal was counted good on the ice, but it was quickly overturned on replay, which showed Voronkov using the back heel of his right skate to kick the puck into the net.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Although not counted as a turnover, the Boise State defense also easily stopped a Nevada fake field goal in the first quarter.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Mellstroy has since stated publicly that any videos involving children will not be counted as submissions in his contest.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Even so, China counted half as many births last year as in 2016, the year China ended its decades-old One Child Policy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In most cases, voters whose ballots were tallied using Dominion technology in 2024 will have their votes counted in the 2026 midterms using the same machines.
—Bente Birkeland, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Coloring Pages crunched the Google Trends data and counted up which donut type was the most searched in each state over the past year.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Quinn Emanuel has counted the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, called the Public Investment Fund, as a client.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Although not counted as a turnover, the Boise State defense also easily stopped a Nevada fake field goal in the first quarter.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Mellstroy has since stated publicly that any videos involving children will not be counted as submissions in his contest.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Even so, China counted half as many births last year as in 2016, the year China ended its decades-old One Child Policy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In most cases, voters whose ballots were tallied using Dominion technology in 2024 will have their votes counted in the 2026 midterms using the same machines.
—Bente Birkeland, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Coloring Pages crunched the Google Trends data and counted up which donut type was the most searched in each state over the past year.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Quinn Emanuel has counted the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, called the Public Investment Fund, as a client.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
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Thirty-two people faced charges ranging from theft and murder to witchcraft, Claire Kehily, councillor for Maidstone Borough Council, told CNN.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Local resident Lee Needham also told the BBC that the crash site was close to houses, train tracks, industrial units and electrical towers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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That uneven distribution mattered.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Choosing the right person mattered far more than checking regional or ideological boxes to balance the ticket.—
Time,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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The White House has relied for many of the tariffs on a 1970s statute designed to address economic emergencies.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The scene illustrated a transformation within Habitat for Humanity, which has since the 1970s relied on community members to help construct homes from their foundations to the roofs.—
Addie Costello,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Moore said that while any and all legal options will be considered, the group's main focus will be on advocacy for pretrial services and other programming that can keep people out of jail.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those employees are considered essential and have continued working without pay.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The alternative proposition is emergence, which states that qualitatively novel properties are found in more complex systems that can never, even in principle, be derived or computed from fundamental laws, principles, and entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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To check that, Lai and his colleagues computed the most optimal task allocations, schedules, and motions in a few simplified work cells and compared those with results delivered by RoboBallet.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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But while lawmakers and watchdog groups weighed legal objections and the general public debated the pros and cons of the pending ballroom, social-media users turned demolition into content.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The mysterious brown-eyed woman was relatively short, between 5 feet, 2 inches, and 5 feet, 5 inches, and weighed between 110 and 120 pounds at the time of her death, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Crystals that cleanse All three minerals sped up the breakdown under typical environmental conditions, but the rate depended heavily on crystal structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The broader market has depended on these seven stocks in its run to record highs.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Vocational schools were regarded as an afterthought, a last-ditch option, offering vastly less prestige than traditional universities, particularly vaunted Ivy League institutions.—
Stephen Tave,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Japan has punched above its weight on the global cultural stage for generations, but Hollywood studios have long regarded the country as one of the world’s most challenging places to shoot.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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