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as in told
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 mattered
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in relied
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 counted
The same set spent much longer ruling the Top Country Albums chart, but surprisingly, it is not counted as Wallen’s set with the most frames running the show.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Schoenrock cited the number of ducks counted during the Game and Fish Commission's mid-winter aerial waterfowl survey.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
For example, just three from Lake Eola’s most recent outbreak are counted.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
In the most recent Point in Time count, more than 770,000 people across America were counted as homeless in a single night.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the end, the cash is counted and matches down to the dollar.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The top five scores are typically counted toward a total score.
—Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Crosby was pretty adamant that the goal should have counted.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, the Allman Brothers, Sammy Hagar, Nancy Wilson, Stephen Marley, Billy Strings, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, the National, Margo Price and nouveau jam act Goose counted among his many musical compatriots.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Schoenrock cited the number of ducks counted during the Game and Fish Commission's mid-winter aerial waterfowl survey.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
For example, just three from Lake Eola’s most recent outbreak are counted.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
In the most recent Point in Time count, more than 770,000 people across America were counted as homeless in a single night.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the end, the cash is counted and matches down to the dollar.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The top five scores are typically counted toward a total score.
—Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Crosby was pretty adamant that the goal should have counted.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, the Allman Brothers, Sammy Hagar, Nancy Wilson, Stephen Marley, Billy Strings, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, the National, Margo Price and nouveau jam act Goose counted among his many musical compatriots.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
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The daily average of TikTok uninstalls are up nearly 150% in the last five days compared to the last three months, market firm SensorTower told CNBC on Monday.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Atkinson, the high performance director and national coach of Swimming Canada, told CBC he was disappointed with Kharun’s decision.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chiefs linebacker and team leader Nick Bolton remembered taking pride in the fact that the defense seemed to rise up on snaps that mattered most.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Real-time viewing was what mattered.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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To learn more, the researchers relied on a unique dataset created by analyzing seawater samples that have been collected twice weekly from La Jolla’s Scripps Pier since 2018.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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That marks a break from longstanding practice, as regulators have long relied on the VSL to value mortality reductions in regulatory cost-benefit analysis.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sette is considered an expert on human T cells, the immune cells that adapt to recognize and fight infections from viruses, bacteria, parasites and other pathogens.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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It is widely considered one of the best games in the series.—
George Yang,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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How many people on Earth actually understand how wins above replacement are computed?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Today, pi has been computed to over 200 trillion digits, using algorithms whose foundations trace back to Ramanujan’s ideas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Dec. 2025
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Rani’s newborn son weighed almost eight pounds and had perfect neonatal scores.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) report weighed crime statistics from 40 cities that have reported monthly data for the past eight years.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Though all nine gave strong performances, vocalists Jihyo and Nayeon consistently stood out throughout the show, singing their parts as though their lives depended on it.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the Reagan Revolution matured, taxes were slashed and regulations rolled back; in turn, the social programs and city services upon which ordinary Americans depended were devastated.—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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He is widely regarded for his offensive play-calling and ability to maximize output from his quarterbacks.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The complex is built on Temple Mount, which is regarded as Judaism’s holiest place as the site of two ancient temples.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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