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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
Julie Menin, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
She was given two years probation for each count, while two additional charges — a felony count of narcotic drug possession and misdemeanor count of drug paraphernalia possession — were dismissed.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The order also directs states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls and prohibits states from counting mail and absentee ballots that have been postmarked by Election Day, but received afterward.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Trump administration actions and policy proposals threaten to exacerbate the challenges New York faces in achieving a full and fair 2030 census count.
—Julie Menin, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
She was given two years probation for each count, while two additional charges — a felony count of narcotic drug possession and misdemeanor count of drug paraphernalia possession — were dismissed.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The order also directs states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls and prohibits states from counting mail and absentee ballots that have been postmarked by Election Day, but received afterward.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Since then, while tallies have fluctuated, the average has been around 180 clashes per day, an increase of about 30%.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Of the eight tracks she’s placed onto that tally, only two have failed to climb into the top 10.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to an indictment, Hedges worked at three U.S. Postal Service offices in Brockton — about a 20-mile drive south from Boston — between October 2020 and August 2023.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Authorities obtained warrants to search Weiss’ residence in Ann Arbor and seized multiple devices as part of a two-year investigation that produced last week’s federal indictment.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In Leech, a parasitic hive mind that infests people discovers another parasitic hive mind that infests people, competing for the same brain space (told in first-person from the POV of the former parasitic hive mind).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the time, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE that officers reported to an incident in the Encino area, where a source confirmed Kyle owned a home Kim had been staying in.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those interest rates matter, because of the frustrating math of inflation.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yet the case stands to influence legal challenges to the Liberation Day tariffs, too, because the President relied on the same mechanism for both the earlier and more recent tariff announcements, declaring a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, of 1977.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, the Kings will look to rely on Keon Ellis, Devin Carter, and Markelle Fultz in the backcourt.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rectangles of prospective dimensions are considered.—
Sarah K. Rich,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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This result is far from a disaster though, as key Flamengo players had just returned from a busy international break, and visitors Inter are also considered title contenders.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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High school scores and top performers from Wednesday, April 2.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Reporters Nora O’Neill and Richard Stradling are among scores of journalists who have been covering Helene and its aftermath, since last fall when the tropical storm swept through Asheville and many rural communities in western North Carolina.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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The best photos from this year’s March Madness 1 of 68 The Gators make their charge Things turned around just after that.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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His defense team had sought a full acquittal on the charge of making murder threats and a lesser penalty for the theft conviction.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Count.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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