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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
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Unlike the Taurids, the Leonids last less than a week, with maximum hourly counts near 10, though this varies from year to year.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 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
Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts and referred to the indictment as fake.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Clase and Ortiz face charges on multiple counts of wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, money laundering conspiracy and more, according to prosecutors on Sunday.
—David Close, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
He is charged with two counts of transmitting threats through interstate and foreign commerce.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In October, Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Michel was found guilty in April 2023 on 10 criminal counts, including conspiracy and foreign lobbying.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2025
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
While Microsoft has gotten the necessary approvals to ship advanced Nvidia chips, G42 — which counts Microsoft as an investor and Smith as a board member — is still waiting.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The Buckeyes are romping through everyone, and that counts for something.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
This particular mashup hardly counts as culturally ubiquitous in 2025.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Iranian American analyst Karim Sadjadpour rightly counts it as one of the three remaining ideological pillars of the regime, alongside anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Founded in New York in 1992, the genre-blurring Bang on a Can All-Stars counts Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and former San Diego composer George Lewis among its esteemed collaborators.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Kolomoisky counts the most influential people in Ukraine among his friends.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Nvidia’s commitment in India coincides with rising global interest in India’s AI market, where OpenAI counts the country as its second-largest user base.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
Unlike the Taurids, the Leonids last less than a week, with maximum hourly counts near 10, though this varies from year to year.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 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
Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts and referred to the indictment as fake.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Clase and Ortiz face charges on multiple counts of wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, money laundering conspiracy and more, according to prosecutors on Sunday.
—David Close, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
He is charged with two counts of transmitting threats through interstate and foreign commerce.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In October, Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Michel was found guilty in April 2023 on 10 criminal counts, including conspiracy and foreign lobbying.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
What began as a few hundred mourners swelled into a community that today counts nearly 20,000 members.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
While Microsoft has gotten the necessary approvals to ship advanced Nvidia chips, G42 — which counts Microsoft as an investor and Smith as a board member — is still waiting.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The Buckeyes are romping through everyone, and that counts for something.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
This particular mashup hardly counts as culturally ubiquitous in 2025.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Iranian American analyst Karim Sadjadpour rightly counts it as one of the three remaining ideological pillars of the regime, alongside anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Founded in New York in 1992, the genre-blurring Bang on a Can All-Stars counts Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and former San Diego composer George Lewis among its esteemed collaborators.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Kolomoisky counts the most influential people in Ukraine among his friends.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Nvidia’s commitment in India coincides with rising global interest in India’s AI market, where OpenAI counts the country as its second-largest user base.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts
Noun
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According to electoral tallies collected by the opposition, which CNN’s analysis found to be legitimate, Maduro won about 30% of the vote in last year’s election.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election, the democratic movement led by Machado mobilized more than a million volunteers across the country to monitor and collect digital copies of official voting tallies, known as actas, before Maduro’s security forces could seize them.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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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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The facility is spurring an explosion of growth and development meant to serve businesses and workers at the new plant, all in the area of Phoenix that relies on the Colorado River.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The 37-year-old runs a small home care company in her neighborhood and is training to be a phlebotomist, but still relies on food stamps to get by.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mayer resurfaces throughout Lasky’s Memory—regarding her photographs or poems or a pithy quotation—while Lasky considers the memories of her own life.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The organization keeps the food banks in a rotation so distributions go out evenly, although the nonprofit also considers which pantries are most in need.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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DeVonta Smith is the top target for Hurts with 44 receptions for 588 yards and two scores, while tight end Dallas Goedert has seven TD catches.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the second year of the policy, the number of suspensions returned to near normal, but researchers saw modest but meaningful improvements in both state test scores and attendance.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Days later the president handed a full and unconditional pardon to Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, who pleaded guilty to money laundering charges.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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If convicted of all charges, Clase and Ortiz could potentially face decades behind bars.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Counts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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