Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Jesse Minter’s days as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator were numbered.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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The business counted 290 million premium subscribers totaled in the final three months of 2025, up by 10% year-on-year, while Monthly Active Users (MAUs) gained 11% to 751 million.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle was totaled by the falling tree, the sheriff's office says, but the deputy escaped injury.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over the past decade, Amazon’s revenue has increased at almost 10 times the pace of Walmart’s, fueled by a shift in consumer spending from stores to websites and its rapidly growing cloud-computing business, Amazon Web Services.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia’s deal with Meta signals a new era in computing power.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The game officially counts as a 1-1 tie for the MIAA power rankings.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Among other particulars, contributions are after-tax — treated as Roth contributions — and count toward the 401(k) contribution limit.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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But one person familiar with the decisions told Semafor that at least one executive from a company described by the survey had reached out to multiple outlets asking for the pieces to be taken down, arguing that the survey data was faulty and biased.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Both countries will be having their second round of talks on Tuesday in Geneva, Tehran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC, adding that the Iran is ready to discuss restricting its nuclear program for lighter sanctions and economic benefits for both sides.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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After consulting with new City Attorney Joseph Svetanoff, the council decided to vote on the resolution put forth by Cotton, not the call to table it for further discussion put forth by Hunt.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Three different votes were held to table the agenda item; another to approve the list without Willett and one to reapprove him.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Eight different players scored for Minnetonka on Wednesday, with Ethan Sturgis, Cash Hardie, Liam Schultz, Cooper Rannow, Danny Browning, Tate Hardacre, Caden Lindsay and Jordan Johnson all tallying goals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2005, the 10th pitcher in IP tallied 228.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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