added up (to)

Definition of added up (to)next
past tense of add up (to)
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as in came (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect whether we take the 4:00 train or the 4:15 bus, it adds up to the same thing: they both get us back too late

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as in counted (up to)
to have a total of even if we pool all our money, it won't add up to enough to rent a beach house for a week

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numbered
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  • For each of the two drawings, 14 ping pong balls, numbered 1 through 14, are placed in a lottery machine.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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“Added up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/added%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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