Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Jesse Minter’s days as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator were numbered.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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City officials had previously testified that the loss of three of the trees — for their cleanup and to replace them — would total almost $175,000.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The voice vote of the amendment was challenged as a division of the house and a vote count totaled 41-55.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Compared to digital processors, biological computing offers numerous benefits that could streamline computing, reduce energy consumption through improved efficiency (thereby reducing the environmental impact of computing infrastructure), and speed the development of AI.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI says the new model runs 25% faster than the previous version and achieves state-of-the-art performance while using fewer computing resources.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Contributions from governments and nonprofits will not count toward the limit, per the IRS guidance.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Still, no one counted her out even then.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The singer then materialized and handed the boy one of his Grammys and told him always to believe in himself.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Crashes, luge athletes will tell you, are part of the game, a necessary teaching tool that helps young lugers learn how to navigate sliding on their back down an icy course, sometimes faster than 90 miles per hour.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After consulting with new City Attorney Joseph Svetanoff, the council decided to vote on the resolution put forth by Cotton, not the call to table it for further discussion put forth by Hunt.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Three different votes were held to table the agenda item; another to approve the list without Willett and one to reapprove him.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Marquel Sutton paced the Tigers (14-10, 2-9) with 18 points, Nwoko led with 8 rebounds, while freshman Jalen Reece tallied a team-high 7 assists.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Junior forward Markese Peoples tallied seven of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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