add (up)

verb

Definition of add (up)next
as in to number

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
  1. number
  2. total
  3. compute
  4. enumerate
  5. count
  6. tell
  7. table
  8. tally
Verb
  • By September 1 the total number of combatants numbered between 10,000 and 20,000.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Haiti’s security forces have never numbered 30,000, even when the country had an active military, a senior State Department official, Michael Kozak, added at the hearing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of number
Verb
  • As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America.
    — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • For the past 15 years, Bruce has offered a split reward totaling $100,000 in Joyce’s case, $60,000 for information that leads to an arrest, and $40,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
    — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Foundation Models Are Becoming Infrastructure The economics of foundation models increasingly resemble the economics of computing infrastructure.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of compute
Verb
  • The other side of the coin here is those who only want to question the integrity of the country, or only want to enumerate its deals with the devil, that’s not healthy either.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone.
    — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of enumerate
Verb
  • Despite Clarity’s choppy obstacle course, the tedious and frustrating tradition of counting votes and lining up bipartisan yeahs, Member by Member, is a tactic the crypto industry has time to employ and perfect.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Athletic counted, downloaded and listened to all 308 goals over 104 games, as called by Telemundo’s nine announcers, and found the longest call of the men’s World Cup.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of count
Verb
  • For a long time, we’ve all been told that remastering the older Super Robot Wars games was extremely difficult, due to all the licensing and other costs involved.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier, sources told CNN that the crown prince raised concerns over plans to strike Iran during the call.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tell
Verb
  • The Athletic had reported earlier in the day that Liverpool are preparing to table an opening bid for Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The firm had been aiming to close the deal by September but agreed to table its takeover — perhaps until next spring — to allow a fiercer than expected challenge from California Atty.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of table
Verb
  • The Panthers tallied a 12-2 record, falling to Allen in the regional finals.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • In 430 plate appearances, Josh Naylor has hit eight long balls, tallied 37 RBIs and scored 41 runs.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of tally
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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