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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
Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The weapons counts each carry a sentencing of five to 10 years.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The big picture: The 71-year-old maintained his innocence but was found guilty on all 16 felony counts and was sentenced alongside New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, who were also charged in the case, per a Department of Justice statement.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
There is no universal definition of an ultra-processed food, and even experts don’t always agree about which foods count.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The weapons counts each carry a sentencing of five to 10 years.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Although the goal originated from a Gabriel Martinelli cross, their tally for goals from crosses does not increase as Wolves’ Nelson Semedo headed the ball away before Calafiori’s finish.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Tapping the card shows more details with your movement score (called Movement Index) graphed over time and total tallies of active minutes and hours.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The various tax credits mentioned in the indictment require taxpayers to provide an Employer Identification Number (EIN)—think of it as a Social Security number for businesses.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Finley was named after Samuel Finley Brown Morse, the founder of Pebble Beach, Nantz told Golf Digest in 2019.—
Adam England,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Santiago and Huffman had a son together, police told KY3.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Richard Davenport,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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There’s an adage that says what matters most on a headstone is not the date of birth or date of death but the dash between the years.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Nearly 40% of taxpayers will rely on refunds this year to make ends meet, according to a Credit Karma survey that polled 1,000 adults in late December and early January.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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The ad, created in-house, relies on dozens of images found via online searches by Hims & Hers personnel.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Should the Chiefs be considered the villains of the NFL?—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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But during a White House press briefing this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt boldly asserted that under the Trump administration, all undocumented immigrants are considered criminals.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dreaming of owning For now, scores of Londoners are trapped in a vicious circle.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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But in 1999—nearly 100 years after Dédé’s death—a French music collector sold the manuscript to Harvard’s music library as part of his massive collection of scores.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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With minority owner Tom Brady leading the charge for replacements, the Raiders worked fast this week to get a new power structure in place.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Whether or not Carroll can work his magic in Las Vegas remains to be seen, but one thing's clear: the Raiders' future now has a new face leading the charge.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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