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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 Synonyms for counts
Noun
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Combs’ trial in that case is scheduled to commence in May, as prosecutors say more indictments may still be filed.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
13 Dec. 2024 -
Federal indictments of opioid executives aren't completely unheard of.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 10 North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Jamie gives him a lethal stare and tells him to go away.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The tracker relies on radar technology and satellites to keep tabs on Santa, according to NORAD, which notes those methods are the same ones the agency employs to protect skies over North America.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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The provision relies on a court determination that Texas' Senate Bill 4, or another law similar to Proposition 314, gets upheld by the courts.—
Ray Stern,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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For Black graduates, race weighs heavily on the social and economic outcomes associated with a college degree.—
Michael Collins,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Due to its smaller size, the LFS weighs 480 lb (218 kg).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The length of the illness depends on the severity of the ill person's symptoms, but is generally comparable to the flu.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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That depends on the bridge or tunnel.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement also opted not to speak on those allegations.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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The release does not say whether investigators questioned Greer in 2023 about the woman’s allegations, and a spokesperson for the department did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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The 2-0 defeat at Ipswich Town means Chelsea have lost successive games for the first time under Maresca.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Counts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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