Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
Allen’s most expensive card ever sold publicly (his 2018 Panini National Treasures one-of-one holo gold jersey patch autographed rookie numbered 1 of 10) went for $288,000 via auction through Goldin in May 2022.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The 6-8 Barlow, who averaged just under nine postseason minutes per game off the bench entering Game 2, totaled 16 minutes Wednesday.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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It would be joined by a slate of other retail and office space, totaling more than 650,000 square feet, according to social media posts from Ahlquist’s development firm of the same name.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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Recently, however, the AI boom is amplifying the need for computing power, and, in turn, the demand for data centers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Akamai Technologies — The cybersecurity and cloud computing company lost almost 7%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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At one point, Lennon was musing about his belief in reincarnation, and enumerating some of his past lives and identities, when Ono made a blunt analogy.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 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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The semiquincentennial inherently underscores the comparative youth of the United States; Italy, Greece, China, and India count their historic legacies in millennia, not centuries.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Conversely, maybe the fact that their songs, while impressively self-possessed, weren’t directly confrontational has kept them from being counted as forebears to the feminist punks who would come after.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
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The warning applies to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, according to Reuters, telling them to evacuate their homes and move at least 3,300 feet away to open areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Mountaga Tall’s home in the capital, Bamako, was stormed shortly before midnight Saturday, his relative Mahmoud Touré told AP.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Six hours into that meeting, board members by a 5-2 vote decided to table discussing Lawrie’s departure until May 1.—
Sofi Zeman
May 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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The Mendota Heights Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday that lasted more than three hours, with the commission eventually deciding to table any vote for recommendation until its May 26 meeting.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prestyn Krejczyk and Isaac Okewole each tallied five kills and Christien Scott-Nwosu added four blocks for Andrew (19-9), which has played 26 matches that have gone the two-game minimum.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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In 154 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has hit two long balls, tallied 11 RBIs and scored 24 runs.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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