1
as in to number
to have a total of
the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for
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2
as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit
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Verb
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 May 2026 -
The Clipper was previously called the NV100 Carry, numbering it neatly as the smallest in a van family that also includes the Caravan (NV350).—
C.C. Weiss
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
Verb
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That athleticism means that today’s blend of speed and power stands alone.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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But that doesn’t mean Sander was always serious.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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