cast (up)

as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum had worked as a clerk in a countinghouse, mainly casting up long columns of figures every day

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  • In the draft alone, the Browns added two quarterbacks.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Graves added that taking on the U.S. is the biggest issue now to Canadians, more than the cost of living.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Cast (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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