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 With nearly all the votes counted, Angelenos are now getting a more granular understanding of the strongholds built up by each of the top three mayoral candidates. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 The months of improved blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol still counted. Allison Palmer updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026 To perform the analysis, any possible duplicates in the data were not counted. Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026 Primary homes and vehicles, retirement funds and household items like furniture and clothes are not counted. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 Unlike people whose proficiency in English is low, AAE speakers are not counted as a distinct linguistic group, so the scale of the harm is undocumented. Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Eventually, the Golden Knights scored goals that counted. Chris Johnston, New York Times, 7 June 2026 The Tigers would head to the Sugar Bowl by way of conference tie-ins, and while another top-10 victory over Virginia Tech in New Orleans would sway several other pollsters to rank Auburn as the top team in the land, the big ones that counted awarded the Trojans with the crystal football instead. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 What had been a 10-point lead on Election Night for Pratt consolidated to seven points on Wednesday, six on Thursday and now three by the weekend as more votes are counted. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
Verb
  • The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Chris Hall told The Star at the time that Skydive Kansas City had experienced steady growth since opening its doors.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Of course, none of it mattered much.
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Phil Long While Skubal wasn't dominant, that hardly mattered to the Tigers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Part of students' grades relied on their performance in the bi-weekly skits, according to the report.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already led Gulf countries to seek alternatives to the narrow waterway, which most had relied on for the bulk of their trade flows.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias also is widely considered to be preparing a run for mayor.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Tatum is now healthy, and the Celtics — the 2024 NBA champions — are considered one of the favorites to trade for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Risk is when the odds can be computed.
    Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Among the tackles who have been weighed at the NFL Combine, none in the last nine years stepped on the scale lighter than 290 pounds.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • As the Justice Department weighed approval, a coalition of states led by California are preparing a lawsuit to block the deal that’s expected to be filed within a month.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The company’s founders say the idea came from watching ordinary people struggle to access opportunities that increasingly depended on technical knowledge.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • However, Washington underestimated how much its influence depended on the wider relationship surrounding those transactions.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Banks maintained long-standing relationships with corporate clients; white-shoe law firms didn’t compete for business; hostile takeovers and the like were regarded as somewhat unsavory.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Pete Distad, a former Apple exec who joined Fox last year and spearheaded the launch of the Fox One subscription streamer, is seasoned and well-regarded.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 June 2026

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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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