as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (to)
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Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025 -
Net income increased almost thirteenfold last year to $192.4 million from $15.3 million in 2023.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Currently, a shift in technology and user behavior might accelerate the conclusion of the agreement.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Witnesses told police the SUV appeared to accelerate directly at the family.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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This year, that influence expanded into the cultural mainstream with her debut on Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Miami.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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On a year-on-year basis, however, Japan's GDP expanded 1.7%, the largest expansion since the first quarter of 2023 and a stronger showing compared to the 1.3% growth seen in the fourth quarter.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Automate Administrative Tasks Generative AI can help augment your human capital efforts by taking over routine tasks.—
Heather Peters,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Trump’s budget also boosts Homeland Security spending, propping up another sprawling bureaucracy.—
Veronique de Rugy,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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Programs like Archways to Opportunity also lift entire communities and boost a corporation’s overall reputation.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The fundraiser is to be held Tuesday between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Smyth raised $34,000 in campaign contributions, the Nancy on Norwalk website reports, in the first four weeks after announcing her candidacy in March.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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These approaches rely on mathematical functions like squaring, adding, or multiplying, rather than irrational numbers, radicals, or functions like sine and cosine.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Instead, his approach relies on mathematical functions like adding, multiplying, and squaring.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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“Add (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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