as in summing (to or into)
to have a total of
that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years
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Visitors on whale-watching tours often see dolphin pods with animals numbering in the hundreds as well as sea lions and sharks.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Quivering along the frill of brownish gray and whitish yellow stripes skirting her foot, the epipodial tentacles are pale silver and waving, numbering over a hundred, electrifying her whole body with tastes, smells, vibrations from above, behind, everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Lotus Spa is impressively large, spanning two stories (a Princess first, on decks 5 and 6) and comprising 19 treatment rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hence Ponti’s new brand plans to drop six to eight capsule collections a year, each comprising around a dozen items priced on average at under 300 euros.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Counting (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counting%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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