Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Fortunately, the crowds numbered only in the hundreds.—
John E. Herbst,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Your job is to reassemble them into the original novel (unfortunately for you, the pages aren’t numbered).—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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To make matters worse, oil companies still benefit from governmental support, with subsidies totaling $7 trillion in 2022 according to the International Monetary Fund.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Among the 19 reports collected from the electeds and the members of Braun's cabinet, Morales' travel topped the list, totaling nearly $33,000.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Scott flagged that there is still a shortage of computing capacity.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bill Briggs, Chief Technology Officer, Deloitte Hall argued that much of the investment so far has been concentrated in chips and at hyperscalers, the massive tech and cloud-computing companies that have spent the past three years building the infrastructure to support their AI projects.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kyung Lee, a Houston attorney representing plaintiffs who forced Waldrop into involuntary bankruptcy in April, enumerated accusations of fraud and financial mismanagement that have been leveled against the developer.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
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Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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There was a similar effort in the build-up to Bukayo Saka’s goal against Leeds United which, again, won’t count as an assist despite its importance.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ballot boxes have closed across Syria in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime, as counting continued late into Sunday evening in what officials described as a defining step in Syria’s political transition.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Another told Feltner to call a township trustee.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The committee debated whether doctors should wait a month before giving a dose—even though some women aren’t screened for the virus during pregnancy and the virus can be transmitted by other caregivers—but ultimately decided to table the issue.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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The group had weighed whether to delay the use of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth until infants were at least 1 month old but ultimately voted to table the decision.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wide receiver Gabriel Christion tallied a TD to extend the lead to 48-6.—
Elijah Flowers,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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So far this season, Jones has thrown for at least 275 passing yards in every start, tallying six touchdown passes and just one interception, with wins over the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and now the Rams.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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