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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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This index used a Bates numbering — a common legal document indexing system — to catalog records.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
19 June 2026 -
That means its days are probably numbered, and the glorious era of leg liberation is nigh.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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The project area totals more than 2,000 acres, with around 550 acres being kept as an agricultural buffer.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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According to a criminal complaint, Banks stole from a Scheels in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on multiple occasions, taking two triggers, a rifle accessory and multiple boxes of ammunition totaling more than $750.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Moody's cautioned in January that capital spending on computing power was outpacing the revenue growth from AI applications.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Just as brains use synapses—the links connecting neurons—to help them both compute and store data, neuromorphic devices often combine both operations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Design for systems that can absorb a surprise, not systems that assume surprises can be enumerated.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Morris was closemouthed about her origins, but enumerated her various conditions with a kind of doleful enjoyment.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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One group counts $25 million in support from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, alongside $100 million tied to one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, which holds a large stake in OpenAI.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Eternal Sunshine, Thank U, Next, My Everything and Positions are counted among her half-dozen rulers.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Multiple officers got out of their vehicles, repeatedly telling the driver and a passenger to get out of the car, police said.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Collett reveals that he was told back in Season 1 that his run on the show would last only two seasons.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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In the end, lawmakers voted to table it, along party lines.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Joining Hayes in voting to table the budget and salary ordinances were Guzman, Turner, and Ald.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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In 275 plate appearances, Dillon Dingler has hit 16 long balls (17th in MLB), tallied 51 RBIs (8th in MLB) and scored 36 runs.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Erling Haaland also tallied two goals in Norway's 4-1 victory against Iraq.—
Russell Lewis,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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