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as in introduces
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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as in calculates
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of adds
Prescott's downtown area adds the perfect southwest charm and history and was even the stomping grounds of famed cowboy Doc Holiday.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The skin of her face remains absolutely static, which adds a disquieting, not to say frightening, touch to her look, the way a doll that’s suddenly come to life would terrify the children.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The sandals feature a 105mm stiletto heel that adds drama and a significant height boost to the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Physical-space reasoning adds another layer.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The bed adds privacy and defines the space around the flagstone paver patio.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
But treatments are quite different, the clinic adds.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
By Alexandra Pattillo For The New York Times Ginger adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Pricing transparency adds another layer of protection.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The skin of her face remains absolutely static, which adds a disquieting, not to say frightening, touch to her look, the way a doll that’s suddenly come to life would terrify the children.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The sandals feature a 105mm stiletto heel that adds drama and a significant height boost to the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Physical-space reasoning adds another layer.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The bed adds privacy and defines the space around the flagstone paver patio.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
But treatments are quite different, the clinic adds.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
By Alexandra Pattillo For The New York Times Ginger adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Pricing transparency adds another layer of protection.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds
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The campaign introduces 25-year-old actress Rain Spencer as a Josie Maran brand partner, featured in an upcoming short film as part of the body wash launch.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rather than offering comfort, however, the rocking cradle, accompanied by a compilation of folkloric lullabies, introduces a sense of unease, inviting viewers to consider how political systems shape lives from their earliest moments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Chesterton calculates building fee charges on a per-square-foot basis.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The projections here come from a statistical model that uses player ratings to estimate relative team strength, calculates each team’s odds of winning every game and simulates the full tournament 30,000 times.—
Ryan Best,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The ski boot helps, limiting ankle movement, which reduces stress on the knee, and the binding that attaches the boot to the ski helps maintain the joint’s alignment.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Add Even More Storage When building her boxes, creator Hayley Stuart attaches a wooden dowel to each box near the bottom.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Owner and hotel manager Andrea Scherz describes the look as mountain chic with a British touch, and that pretty much sums it up.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fennell's version of the book promises to lean into the madness and passion of Cathy and Heathcliffe's doomed love—and this quote kind of sums it up.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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When one soul speaks its truth, the frequency of truth expands through the collective.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the temperature drops, the water freezes and expands, causing the pavement to rise.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bushra Mahnoor, a reproductive rights activist, counts herself among a small proportion of women and girls in Pakistan – about 12%, according to the UN’s children’s agency (UNICEF) – who use commercial sanitary products, rather than homemade alternatives.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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But thanks to Pettitte for getting ahead of that curve and reminding us how much October counts.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Jan. 2026
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Outside of the payrolls and CPI report, the BLS also computes data on import and export prices, job openings, producer prices, productivity and other metrics.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Adds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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