counts (out)

present tense third-person singular of count (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts (out)
Verb
  • This strategy excludes prevention and care to the majority of people who are vulnerable to HIV infection.
    Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The offer is valid for dine-in visits only and excludes alcoholic beverages.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Book bans accelerating at a pace that beggars belief.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While candidates for office can still work the polls, Ohio law bars them from doing so in places where people may be voting for them.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Adding peels to soups or grinding them into a powder to use in other recipes boosts nutrition and eliminates food waste.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Blasena emphasizes that lighting and draping that eliminates unsightly walls can make a space feel intimate, while a focal bar, signature cocktails, a photo booth, and late-night tchotchkes, such as glow sticks, flashing glasses, and flip flops, can amp up the atmosphere.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This adds another barrier that prevents criminals from initiating payments without your consent.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • However, blocking only prevents future content from being scraped.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That shuts out about 70 percent of the middle class, not to mention all of those households who earn less than $53,000.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its dual processors and eight microphones power noise cancelation that shuts out nearly everything, while the 30mm drivers deliver balanced, detailed sound.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Peter Harrell, a visiting scholar at Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law, pointed out that IEEPA explicitly prohibits its use against information.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, the state implemented Senate Bill 129, a law that prohibits any state agency or educational institution from sponsoring or mandating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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“Counts (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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