counted (out)

past tense of count (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counted (out)
Verb
  • Some routes are excluded from the deal, including flights to Phoenix from Atlanta, Dallas and Detroit.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In the same way solar developers insist federal officials have excluded ideal spots to build, conservationists swear the Biden administration is planning to sell off some of the nation’s most ecologically sensitive acreage.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Why spend cash if you’re already eliminated?
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Three of the five were immediately eliminated – Rasmussen's sister, mother, and her close friend –after submitting DNA samples.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • While programs such as the Works Progress Administration provided a crucial source of employment, most Black workers remained largely shut out of the Social Security system and unprotected by wage and hour regulations.
    Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh — a line drive by Marius Russo — bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Access across the bridge into Chimney Rock is strictly prohibited.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If the Legislature does not vote to continue the emergency declaration, the governor would be prohibited from declaring another emergency based on the same conditions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Lake, for example, lamented not making an adjustment that might have resulted in an interception or prevented San Francisco 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings from making a spectacular catch in the second game of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But on Thursday, in a surprise ruling, the court vacated the temporary restraining order that had prevented the Education Department from moving forward with the loan forgiveness plan.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Counted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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