amounted

VERB

equal, add up to

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregate approach approximate become correspond effect extend grow match mean number purport reach rival sum tally total touch

WEAK

be equivalent to be tantamount to check with come to develop into

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease depart fail leave lessen shrink subtract

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amounted

The post prompted outrage from various corners of the internet in what amounted to a generational panic; millennials and Gen Xers expressed horror at the notion that today’s college kids are hyper-fit and totally sober.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Sir Lindsay Hoyle told the BBC the current process for approving essential renovations to Parliament amounted to "putting ourselves in handcuffs", and said more time was spent "doing surveys" than getting repairs under way.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Service revenue amounted to $1.31 billion in the third quarter, versus the $1.33 billion that analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Operating earnings, an adjusted figure which excludes one-off costs and exceptional items, amounted to 71 cents a share, surpassing the 64 cents a share that analysts were expecting, according to a FactSet poll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The plan amounted to a bureaucratic end run around Brown.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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