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as in numbers
to have a total of
the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for
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as in corresponds (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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The constellation now numbers more than 200 satellites developed in a partnership between SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026 -
While his workforce generally numbers 160, for the Mother’s Day crush, which involved shipment of 700,000 plants, another 40 employees were hired.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Its connection means many local children support the Catalan club.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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For them, that means being realistic that artists can also have full-time jobs, are raising children, and are caring for their family or other members of their community.—
Brianna J. Heath,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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“Amounts (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts%20%28to%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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