Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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The wolf, numbered 2512-BC, was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January, marking the second wave of reintroductions by the state after voters approved the effort in 2020.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025 -
There were quite a few pieces inside the box, but the instructions were pretty easy to follow (again, after a couple of false starts) and each part was labelled and numbered in a pretty logical manner (piece two connects to piece three and so on).—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
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There are only so many rooms a foreign diplomat can book to curry favor with the president, and that might total into thousands of dollars, at most.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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According to the World Bank, remittances sent to home countries in 2023 totaled about $656 billion — equivalent to the gross domestic product of Belgium.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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That is much higher than the estimate computed from the amount of carbon monoxide present in the cloud — as little as 20 times the mass of our sun.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The amount of computing power required to perform decision-making at scale strains AI and drives the cost up.—
Srinivasa Rao Bittla,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Later, Chakraborty enumerates the many forces that act on her, like her grief at being unable to get to India in time for her own mother’s cremation.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Harvard’s lawyers devote an entire section of the university’s lawsuit to enumerating the real-world impacts of the sudden halt of federal funding.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Angel Guild counts a community of over 1.1M members from more than 170 countries who cleared The Strangers’ Case for distribution.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Numbers still count, but so do relationships, values, outcomes and long-term contributions to major causes.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo told reporters she was caught off guard by the news, and has asked the prosecutor's office to ask the U.S. Department of Justice for more information.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Sean O’Byrne, executive director of the Downtown Council, told the committee that there is a series of blighted buildings downtown that are causing an economic drain and offsetting development.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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The Trump administration tabled a draft peace accord, but the terms — including U.S. recognition of Crimea as Russian territory, a freeze of the front lines and undefined security guarantees for Ukraine — have managed to do nothing but upset everyone.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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But the pope tabled that proposal in a letter revealed in February 2020.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Julius Randle was a monster for Minnesota, tallying 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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The challenge is a group sport, with the points tallied across each office, but there is an award for the most active participant as well.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2025
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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