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as in tallies
a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added
my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43
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as in indictments
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
she's been charged with two counts of larceny
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as in tells
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 matters
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in relies
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 counts
Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Adrian Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment following the attack at Robb Elementary.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Former state demographer Elizabeth Garner, in explaining the state’s shrinking domestic migration counts, said that Colorado continues to attract young adults on the move, but is seeing an increase in older households moving out.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Hartley was charged on May 20 with four counts of careless boating, including one count for not having a lookout to keep an eye on the girls.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Christina Leona Cowens, 41, was initially arrested last week on suspicion of felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposal of human remains and attempting to conceal a death.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Three other felony charges — two counts of armed criminal action and a count of unlawful use of a weapon/shooting from a vehicle at a building that resulted in death — were dismissed.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaling was styled by Erin Walsh, who also counts Selena Gomez and Anne Hathaway as clients.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Michael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics Better Man and The Greatest Showman among his credits, is directing the feature, which will have, like the original, big musical elements.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
The Star counts fatal police shootings as homicides, which could mean a city’s total will differ from those kept by a city’s police department.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The book is on South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, who counts Wynn as her first high school recruit from California.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Patterson counts 30 decades-plus of distribution experience at top studios and leading independent film companies.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Watch the allergy counts and plan outdoor activities for days when the pollen counts are lower.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
The Buckeyes are romping through everyone, and that counts for something.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Adrian Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment following the attack at Robb Elementary.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Former state demographer Elizabeth Garner, in explaining the state’s shrinking domestic migration counts, said that Colorado continues to attract young adults on the move, but is seeing an increase in older households moving out.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Hartley was charged on May 20 with four counts of careless boating, including one count for not having a lookout to keep an eye on the girls.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Christina Leona Cowens, 41, was initially arrested last week on suspicion of felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposal of human remains and attempting to conceal a death.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Three other felony charges — two counts of armed criminal action and a count of unlawful use of a weapon/shooting from a vehicle at a building that resulted in death — were dismissed.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Without explicit training, civil servants risk assuming that a system that writes like an expert also counts like one.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaling was styled by Erin Walsh, who also counts Selena Gomez and Anne Hathaway as clients.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Michael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics Better Man and The Greatest Showman among his credits, is directing the feature, which will have, like the original, big musical elements.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
The Star counts fatal police shootings as homicides, which could mean a city’s total will differ from those kept by a city’s police department.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The book is on South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, who counts Wynn as her first high school recruit from California.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Patterson counts 30 decades-plus of distribution experience at top studios and leading independent film companies.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Watch the allergy counts and plan outdoor activities for days when the pollen counts are lower.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
The Buckeyes are romping through everyone, and that counts for something.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts
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Mata, 26, was one of the thousands of volunteers who safeguarded vote tallies during the 2024 vote.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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This tallies with what Bank of America Research’s Head of US Equity & Quantitative Strategy, Savita Subramanian, told Fortune in August about how companies have learned in the 2020s to generally replace people with process.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The indictments mean those criminal cases skip the preliminary hearing phase and move straight to trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But an all-white grand jury returned no indictments.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rose tells Shaw that her community is concerned about sacred remains being disturbed.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That reaction matters because entertainment shows how markets respond when automation reaches culture.—
Neel Somani,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers further said the original removal order the government relies on, which was backdated to 2019, directs his deportation to El Salvador while simultaneously barring his removal to that country.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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But for those who need more detail, Dutch philosopher and journalist Doortje Smithuijsen dives into the many, many ways in which capitalism perpetuates patriarchy and relies on the unpaid labor of women to contribute to its endless need for material growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Modern medical sociology ultimately considers all societal issues to be health issues.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Anne Enright considers the aesthetics of Zohran Mamdani’s digital campaign.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Iranian authorities arrested scores and executed at least 10 in the aftermath of the war.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The defendants purchased at least 46 firearms between May 2024 and February 2025, most of which were the same make and model as the firearms recovered in the Dominican Republic, a press release on the charges said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brown, now 53, kept a journal as a 21-year-old serving four years in prison on federal fraud charges.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Counts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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