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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
Ball State recruit Briggs Corona led defending state champion Marist (30-7) with 10 kills, while freshman right-side hitter Max DeHoyos added five kills and Fiedler handed out 20 assists.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
The midwestern ensemble Greensky Bluegrass adds modern jam smarts to old folk instrumental traditions.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
That means for every cup of water, add ¼ cup of sugar.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Wembanyama added 10 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Spurs erase a 14-point deficit.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
The midwestern ensemble Greensky Bluegrass adds modern jam smarts to old folk instrumental traditions.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
That means for every cup of water, add ¼ cup of sugar.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Wembanyama added 10 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Spurs erase a 14-point deficit.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
Verb
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However, instead of the pilot starting the engines during pushback and the tug disconnecting afterward, TaxiBot remains attached to the nose gear via a specialized pivoting clamping platform.—
David Szondy
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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Buttons require holes, a hood must be attached to the back of a garment, a zipper worked into a seam or hidden amongst pleats requires more pattern making and construction time.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Forecast values calculated by CNBC.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The organization calculated the average tuition and financial aid assistance at schools around the nation, then report the median of those averages.—
Chase Jordan
June 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Bryant charged Black church members in Kansas City to engage more with the community and introduce practical solutions.—
Freddrell Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Last season Hustus handled more than 16,000 lobsters all while chatting animatedly with visitors from around the world—and often introducing them to their first tastes of lobster.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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Gauff’s friend and former pro tennis player Chris Eubanks had another way to sum it all up.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Before the true ad break begins, networks like to insert a little commercial bumper.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Eventually, the Golden Knights scored goals that counted.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Cleverly shot, the film made good use of its taut 74-minute running time (not counting commercials, of course).—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Put your return address in the upper lefthand corner, and affix a stamp on the upper righthand corner.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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Black Bear – which denied making such a threat – also required the association to affix the logo of its corporate sponsor, Biggby Coffee, to players’ jerseys, contracts show.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The chipmaker will deploy 3 gigawatts of computing power for Meta through the end of 2028.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Quantinuum is the quantum computing company spun out of Honeywell, which is a holding in Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio run by the CNBC Investing Club.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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