Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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The crowd numbered just 1,379, but KU players appreciated the support nonetheless.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Wormuth, who served as Army secretary during the Biden administration, said securing the sites could demand extensive engineering support -- including heavy construction equipment -- as well as a significant security force, potentially numbering in the hundreds of troops per location.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Larsson even played the entire fourth quarter, totaling nine points and five rebounds in the final period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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From 2021 through 2024, city officials signed into seven contracts — and one contract amendment — with Washington’s organization, totaling roughly $287,000.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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With a snazzy woodgrain finish, HP's new line of OmniDesk towers harkens back to an older era of computing on the outside while delivering modern-age components and performance.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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That'll sort out all but the most ambitious of tablet computing setups, complete with an external display and a host of peripherals – in addition to a stylus, mouse, and keyboard that can pair via Bluetooth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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On their first night in Guangzhou, while Joost was in the private shower attached to their room, Martha pulled her money pouch from the recesses of her pack and counted her traveller’s checks.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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By most accounts, the conservative Supreme Court majority this week appeared skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days after the election.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota victim wants accountability After she was injured, Stotko told the city council in her community of Hastings, Minnesota, about her crash to push for a stricter ordinance.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Chris Funkhouser moved to table the matter because of the changes to the project discussed at the meeting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Upon returning, Gosar moved to table the motion to subpoena.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pettersson tallied his 500th regular-season point in his 533rd game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court on Monday heard a conservative challenge to tallying mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a case that could upend election procedures in states across the country as voters prepare to cast ballots in the midterm elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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