adding (up)

present participle of add (up)

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Verb
  • This year’s submission pool demonstrated TCCF’s expanding international reach, with entries from 44 nations totaling nearly 700 projects.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The semifinalists may now compete for nearly 7,000 college scholarships totaling nearly $26 million that will be awarded in the spring.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Put simply, the gargantuan wave of capital that's been fueling the construction of data centers to meet AI computing demand isn't slowing down.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After graduation, Natthaphong founded a cloud computing company before first getting elected as a Future Forward MP in 2019.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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