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 change allowed the parents to successfully argue that the trauma over their son's death counted as a disability that would exempt them from the punitive damages cap. Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Venture capital has a specific reason to care; Crunchbase counted $300 billion of global venture investment in the first quarter of 2026, with four AI rounds accounting for 65% of it. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 One person in the audience counted seven bidders and guessed that anyone serious about winning would have been advised to go way, way above the estimate. Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Sarah Dong and Joseph Briggs of Goldman Sachs looked at industries with high exposure to AI and then counted job openings in those industries listed on Indeed. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 New vote totals from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters indicate Wahab's lead over Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa Hernandez has grown and is insurmountable with the remaining votes still needing to be counted. Jose Fabian, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 But the capital generated through religious obligation sits outside the way development finance is counted. Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 Standing along the Iron Horse Trail on a weekday in June, Obolenskiy counted numerous people commuting on e-bikes, possibly to and from work or school. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 Count Binface with the Count Binface Party speaks to the media where votes were being counted at The Edge on June 18, 2026 in Wigan, England. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
Verb
  • The catalog spans genres such as fantasy, family drama, romance and billionaire romance, told in episodes running 60-90 seconds.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly half of Stars and Stripes' $29 million annual budget comes from taxpayers, a person familiar with the newspaper's operations told CBS News last week.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Luizzi says changing the bell wasn’t the only measure that mattered.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That mattered because Baz, while facing Caminero, bounced a pitch, allowing Diaz to race home.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead, as is typical under state regulations, the inspector relied on safety and testing data provided by Six Flags that showed X2 had once again met safety standards adopted by the state.
    Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The family have relied on private security firms for protection in recent years.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Today, they’re considered indicators of healthy freshwater ecosystems, since the otters rely on clean water, plentiful fish and intact river habitat.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The wheel, approximately a foot and a half in diameter, weighed 150 to 200 pounds.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Dry food can also work, but portions should be weighed carefully rather than left out for unlimited grazing.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Although named after the Nevada gaming mecca, Las Vegas Sands has largely depended on the Asia/Macau story of the last decade.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women whose careers often depended on his approval.
    Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Keith was regarded as a true legend in the genre, and nonstop streams of many of his most popular tunes have helped the superstar posthumously hold on to a handful of Billboard charts, week after week after week.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Analysis Joveljic is regarded as one of the best finishers in MLS, and the Sounders desperately need finishing ability.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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