Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Students defined as newcomers numbered 17,359 this year.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Boston attempted 30 foul shots in Monday’s road loss to Detroit and totaled 25 against the Pacers.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said that in December 2024, Mexican authorities raided multiple fentanyl production labs across Sinaloa that were allegedly controlled by the father and son and made the world’s largest ever fentanyl seizure, which totaled more than 3,300 pounds of the ultra-potent drug.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, Honeywell stock surged after Quantinuum, the world's biggest integrated quantum computing company, filed to go public earlier this month.—
Paulina Likos,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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The organization will focus on AI, quantum technologies and the future of computing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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But please don’t — for all the reasons enumerated above.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The reports by Monitor de Víctimas prompted many users to enumerate the victims of Maduro’s regime.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Zhao's feature also counts Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes as producers.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Wehrli’s motion to table the issue to allow time for a study to be done failed with a 6-3 vote.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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After hearing from more than 30 speakers among the standing-room-only crowd, the school board voted unanimously to table the discussion and return to it later.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Freshmen Nelly Strong and Legend Tyler made sure the Monarchs bench contributed to a long-range attack that tallied 10 3-pointers.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Mackenzie Roberts tallied 18 points as Middleboro defeated Cohasset 50-43 in a South Shore League clash.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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