counts (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of count (out)
as in excludes
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counts (out)
  1. excludes
  2. bans
  3. bars
  4. eliminates
  5. prevents
  6. shuts out
  7. prohibits
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  • Displaying inventory from multiple suppliers side by side makes the full cost of a booking easier to evaluate than a single quote viewed in isolation, particularly when one rate excludes an insurance product that another includes.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo also excludes customers who have closed an account within the past 12 months.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • The Labor Department bans private-equity firms caught misbehaving from raising money from federal pension funds.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The tax credit could present legal challenges in Michigan, which has a state constitution that bans tax benefits and other public dollars to support private education.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • Now the siblings splurge on Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos and Snickers bars from a federal prison in Miami where they’re being held pending an extradition request from the United Kingdom.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At issue are a raft of local and state laws that, in one side’s reading, plainly state that the city allows a maximum of three terms, which bars Altamirano from serving on the council again.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bars
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  • Assembly Bill 2494 eliminates what’s often cast as a logging mandate, instead prioritizing values such as carbon storage, wildfire resilience and biodiversity conservation.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Faux greenery eliminates plant-toxin concerns, but loose pieces can still become choking hazards or cause an intestinal blockage if swallowed.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminates
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  • The federal agency is asking the court to order financial compensation for the former employee and to ensure the company prevents future discrimination.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This balance prevents the charge pile-up that normally creates a dangerous electric-field spike when the transistor turns off.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevents
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  • The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of shuts out
Verb
  • Data sharing State law prohibits law enforcement from sharing the data with entities outside of California.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • International law prohibits the deliberate targeting of schools and universities during armed conflicts.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibits
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“Counts (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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