1
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
Harry’s recent reunion with his father in London adds a poignant layer to the parallel timing of their public appearances.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Gannon’s stare adds a thousand yards as each ball sails between the posts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Top salads with avocado to add a creamy texture.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Revenues in the latest quarter rose 33 percent, Sebastio added.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Gannon’s stare adds a thousand yards as each ball sails between the posts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Top salads with avocado to add a creamy texture.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Revenues in the latest quarter rose 33 percent, Sebastio added.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
Verb
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So, Hiro made a chamber that attached to Johnson’s eyelid.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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His defensiveness and insulting you and dismissing your feelings, in my opinion means he's emotionally attached to her, especially with the nickname.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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It is calculated by dividing the ‘progress’ (the distance the ball travelled towards the opponent’s goal line) by the ‘sequence time’ (the duration of the sequence).—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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To build the catalog, Bickel's team used artificial intelligence to sift through the archives of ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft, analyzing how each dust devil shifted between consecutive frames to calculate its speed and direction.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chavarria, who introduced Delta Dental’s first menopause report three years ago, says policies such as remote work can help.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Suiter claimed the county was unable to specifically itemize the various charges that summed to $25,000 — apart from the additional $8,000 for parking — and that the figure had been determined arbitrarily, both allegations that Krueger disputed.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lockwood, for one, refuses to sum her story up neatly.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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The technique consisted of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific anatomical grid points, according to the NIH.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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There was a similar effort in the build-up to Bukayo Saka’s goal against Leeds United which, again, won’t count as an assist despite its importance.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ballot boxes have closed across Syria in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime, as counting continued late into Sunday evening in what officials described as a defining step in Syria’s political transition.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Instead of traditional shoelaces, the Air Afrique x Nike Air Max RK61 features an upper which is shrouded with a zipper closure affixed with metallic hardware.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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In August, Vogue described how fashionistas and celebrities are affixing Labubus to their expensive Birkins and Chanel bags.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
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The nursery did well, so Kids Planet began to expand.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team plans to expand the research to evaluate inhaler emissions in specific patient groups, such as Medicaid recipients, and to compare clinical outcomes of low- and high-emission inhalers in the same therapeutic class.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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