COUNT (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

count (on or upon)

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as in to depend (on or upon)

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It's aimed at users who expect frequent everyday use and prefer to touch up their own edge more easily.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Chevron expects to be able produce about 600,000 barrels a day from its Venezuelan oil projects in five years, up from roughly 300,000 today.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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