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as in indictment
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
she's been charged with two counts of larceny
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as in to tell
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 to matter
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in to rely
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 count
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Francis developed a low platelet count, a condition called platelopenia or thrombocytopenia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
In the grand scheme of the season, the Giants’ 6-1 win over the Rangers counts for nothing.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Chavez pleaded guilty in October to one count of conspiring to distribute ketamine.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Francis developed a low platelet count, a condition called platelopenia or thrombocytopenia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 18-year-old can count himself unlucky, however, as he was left exposed when Kudus broke on halfway.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
In the grand scheme of the season, the Giants’ 6-1 win over the Rangers counts for nothing.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Among holdovers, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man continued to bark away, earning $12.5 million over the four-day holiday for a domestic tally of $69.6 million through its third weekend.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The final buyout tally comes after a federal judge lifted a pause on the program earlier in the day.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Absent were the assistant U.S. attorneys from Manhattan who had overseen the investigation and indictment of Adams, the first mayor in modern New York City history to face criminal charges while in office.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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This action is so contrary to the rule of law, the standards of the Department of Justice and the ethics of the legal profession, that the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York resigned rather than dismiss the indictment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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His home was reportedly raided by the FBI on Wednesday, a family member told TMZ, but said Hantz left the Bandidos gang last year.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Iqra’s father, a 45-year-old farmer named Sana Ullah, told the BBC that the 13-year-old was working for the Shafiq family because Ullah was in debt.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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What mattered was actually getting in, something no one involved was taking for granted.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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What matters more, suggests Klarman, is what Trump does over the next four years.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, a hard truth for Elon Musk to face may be that X users are largely incapable of discerning facts without relying on traditional fact-checking organizations that Musk disagrees should be the sole arbiters of truth online.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Digital marketing experts like Neil Patel warn that marketers who rely only on traditional analytic methods are missing a huge part of their overall audience and valuable insights.—
Nick Leighton,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The goal in looking at the results is to see if the segments are generally operating as expected and consider the capital allocation decisions made by Warren Buffett.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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About 15% percent of people are considered to be this chronotype.—
Amy McGorry,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Reading is the key to learning everything else—which is why the dismal reading scores recently published by the National Center for Education Statistics are so concerning.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the second half was a back-and-forth affair, with Colorado briefly holding a one-point lead and tying the score at three other points.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Those charges were sent back to a Bucharest court in December after the Tates successfully filed an appeal.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Read’s case ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury last July and charges were quickly refiled.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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