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as in to attach
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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2
as in to calculate
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 add
Then add sphagnum moss or soil to give new shoots a place to grow.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The project in North Sacramento will reduce lanes from four to two and add buffered bike lanes.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
All three victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Tisch added.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The project in North Sacramento will reduce lanes from four to two and add buffered bike lanes.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
All three victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Tisch added.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
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The ruin feaures a large circular basin, around 100 feet in diameter, once attached to an easternmost branch of the Nile (now long dry).—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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This pretty children’s picture book by a Minnesota author and illustrator helps the little ones realize there is wonder attached to the smallest things.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Those who submit a claim will receive a proportional payment distribution calculated by taking the remaining funds for distribution divided by the number of people who submit valid settlement claim forms.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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However, the state calculates vaccination rates as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled, so the enrollment decline is factored in.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Verbeten introduced her bill at the Senate Judiciary Committee, and there were a lot of questions.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But his music was quite different from the pieces that Paolo introduced me to over the next year, all of which were written in the mid-eighteenth century.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Center’s Tamina Health Concept sums it up.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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To sum it up, DirecTV is the best option for watching HBO Max at no cost, through its five-day free trial (choose between the MyEntertainment package and Premier package).—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2026
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Five anchors were inserted in his shoulder.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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In addition, Commissioner Cathy Yuhas said the company’s consultant counted traffic on a Tuesday rather than during a busier time.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The instructors at the Atomic Ballroom, based in Costa Mesa, led the dance record effort, giving a step-by-step instruction to those who showed up, the Guinness World Record adjudicator counting the crowd.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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For more than 100 years, Coca-Cola has persevered as an undeniable American emblem, affixed to marketing memorable ads and filling soda machines in more than 200 countries.—
Mariah Franklin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Somebody who is just living greatness and never rests on that laurel but is always pushing herself to expand as an artist.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The debate is playing out in Wyoming, a state where many data centers have popped up, including new plans for Microsoft to purchase 3,200 acres of land to expand its data center footprint.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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