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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 measure could incentivize lawmakers to save more money because funds tucked away in the rainy day fund would no longer be considered expenditures counted toward the spending limit.
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Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Cheri Oteri donned her Barbara Walters drag once again as the network counted down to the United States of America's semiquincentennial.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 July 2026
Chestnut hit the 60 mark with 60 seconds to go, and officials counted his 66 afterward.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Franklin has often been called America's first true Renaissance man — an author, printer, politician, diplomat, inventor, and scientist who counted astronomy among his interests.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 July 2026
The 200-person affair counted among its guests Kardashian family friend LaLa Anthony, West pals Common and first dance-singer John Legend (with wife Chrissy Teigen) as well as Bocelli, who sang Kardashian down the aisle.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Before Billboard introduced the Top Album Sales chart, Michael Jackson was already counted as one of the bestselling musical artists in the world.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The tension between the need for new workers and resurgent nativist politics will influence who comes, who settles and who is counted among the ancestors of future generations.
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Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Cheri Oteri donned her Barbara Walters drag once again as the network counted down to the United States of America's semiquincentennial.
—
Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 July 2026
Chestnut hit the 60 mark with 60 seconds to go, and officials counted his 66 afterward.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Franklin has often been called America's first true Renaissance man — an author, printer, politician, diplomat, inventor, and scientist who counted astronomy among his interests.
—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 July 2026
The 200-person affair counted among its guests Kardashian family friend LaLa Anthony, West pals Common and first dance-singer John Legend (with wife Chrissy Teigen) as well as Bocelli, who sang Kardashian down the aisle.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Before Billboard introduced the Top Album Sales chart, Michael Jackson was already counted as one of the bestselling musical artists in the world.
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The tension between the need for new workers and resurgent nativist politics will influence who comes, who settles and who is counted among the ancestors of future generations.
—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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After the assemblies, longtime Colorado Democratic strategist Mike Dino told CBS Colorado that DeGette's name recognition and congressional seniority were significant advantages in the race, but that her poor showing caught him off guard.
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The partnership mattered because the team believed in a non-traditional podcast.
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Haaland was asked about the next and final match of the group stage, against France, which no longer mattered much.
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The southpaw relied on his changeup to record 33 swings and seven whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
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Fewer taxpayers relied on the program compared to the IRS’s Streamlined Offshore Procedures.
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The court's 6-3 ruling, issued Tuesday, June 30, ensures that children born in the country are considered Americans.
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Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
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The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions.
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During inference, large language models store computed token relationships in this cache rather than recalculating them with every output.
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Taft, who was the 27th president and nearly 6 feet tall, weighed around 300 pounds, according to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
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Casper O'Brien, 7, weighed 255 pounds at the time of his death, police said.
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American makers relied on unfinished movements imported from England, much as English makers themselves depended on highly specialized cottage industries.
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The beverage that fueled conversations that inspired America's fight for independence — centered on the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — depended on enslavement.
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Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.
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Despite primarily playing club football for Bayer Leverkusen at centre-back, Quansah is regarded as a right-back option by Tuchel.
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“Counted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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