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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Each of the contest participants — who numbered in the thousands, according to the commission — submitted art or writing in the spring.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025 -
The manufacturer numbers for this recall are PD152 and PMA48. Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The current fiscal year is expected to close with expenditures totaling about $30.8 million, according to the city budget report.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Five layers totaling about 80 centimeters (roughly 2.6 feet) make up the famed French Open tennis courts.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Oracle — The cloud computing stock surged nearly 9% after fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat analyst estimates.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Resource Efficiency - Many advanced AI systems are now designed to optimize their use of computing power.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The actors targeted real-time streaming protocol servers hosting the cameras in a large-scale campaign, which included attempts to enumerate devices and gain access to the cameras’ feeds.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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Presumably, when the Great Canadian campaign begins, there will be no shortage of soldiers to fight it, or of apologists ready to enumerate the horrors of Canadian life that must be erased, poutine aside.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Leaders count nearly 60,000 K-12 students who participated in last year’s programs.—
James Pollard,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Voters cup to five candidates on their ballots, and tabulators count their preferences until one candidate gets a majority.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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Her aunt would often call Valdes’ mom from Florida, telling her their family would be safer here.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Burt Reynolds told Business Insider in 2016 that, like Pacino, he was offered and turned down the part.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Still, the idea of France’s financial participation in a Cup race privately rankled some in the NASCAR garage before the deal was finalized, according to conversations with several high-ranking officials around the sport, and ultimately led France to table the idea.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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This offseason, the Packers — who were 0-2 against Philadelphia last season, including a playoff loss — initially proposed a ban on plays that would assist players directly at the snap, only for team owners to table a vote in April.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
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Last year, the military tallied 350 drone incursions on domestic bases, according to U.S. Northern Command.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Yet in the entirety of the contest, the Yankees tallied 14 hits, the Red Sox only six.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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