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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

Example Sentences

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When Leath was charged with the murders of her two husbands a decade later, the confrontation with Walker made news again, but amounted to a baffling and salacious sideshow, its significance unclear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The leisure side of Lululemon’s business also hasn’t held up as well; innovation in that business hasn’t amounted to much more than new colors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Senior coroner Andrew Walker said the failure to act on warning signs amounted to a serious lapse in care.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

China’s total solar exports in March amounted to 68 gigawatts of capacity, enough to power more than 10 million households.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The girl didn’t seem to have heard yet that nobody in Mill Town ever amounted to anything.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns