COUNTING (UP TO) Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

counting (up to)

verb

present participle of count (up to)

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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Police said groups numbering from several hundred to more than 1,000 people formed unauthorized marches across central Paris on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images The researchers said the Adelie penguins of Cape Adare, on the other side of Antarctica, are now the world's largest penguin colony, numbering more than one million as of 2018.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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The work involved the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program Office and an integrated test team comprising personnel from the Navy, Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In practice, that’s resulted in an evolving wealth of SKUs across bags, footwear, and ready-to-wear, comprising new releases and updates on brand heroes.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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