count out
verb
counted out; counting out; counts out
1
: to not include (someone) in an activity
If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.
2
: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.
3
: to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)
He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her.
4
: to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises
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Besides, the singer and songwriter has learned not to count out the impossible.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
Los Angeles can't be counted out for him at this point in time.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Including a 34-year-old PGA Tour journeyman counted out after nine holes.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
But Allstate said not to count out the West Coast: Los Angeles, Glendale and Oakland, California round out the 10 riskiest cities for drivers.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
Los Angeles can't be counted out for him at this point in time.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Including a 34-year-old PGA Tour journeyman counted out after nine holes.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
But Allstate said not to count out the West Coast: Los Angeles, Glendale and Oakland, California round out the 10 riskiest cities for drivers.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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