Thesaurus results for COUNTS (UP TO)

counts (up to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of count (up to)

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to have a total of that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years

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Watchlist volume jumps an average of 40 times for Unreleased Gems titles specifically, according to figures Letterboxd has publicly cited, numbers a filmmaker can point to that a skeptical buyer can’t wave away.

— Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
The in‑house repair team now numbers 30, supported by a Paris concierge-style service that can handle lighter fixes with a turnaround in days, a service Mothay plans to roll out to other markets, with Tokyo a likely next step.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

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In total, the government now owes the equivalent of $113,000 per person, according to USAFacts, a nonprofit civic initiative cofounded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer which aggregates and analyzes government data.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
That database aggregates public records, including names, addresses, telephone numbers and other data, such as criminal history.

— Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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