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as in attaching
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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as in summing
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of adding
After adding my hair growth favorites to your cart, check out more of the brand's strengthening and growth-boosting formulas.
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Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 May 2026
With so many celebrity looks for inspiration, adding these shoes to your summer wardrobe should be a no-brainer.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Dubbed Melita—the Honey House—the property is also eligible for both Greece’s Golden Visa and non-dom programs, adding another layer of appeal for international buyers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 May 2026
Freezing can dull the garlic and lemon flavors, Schwan says, so adding those ingredients back in helps the hummus taste fresh again.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026
Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.
—Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Test your soil every few years before adding amendments, as this helps to correctly identify nutrient deficiencies.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji reopened after a major renovation, adding refreshed accommodations and facilities.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
The new owner of food hall Krog Street Market is adding more intown Atlanta shops and restaurants to its portfolio — this time targeting the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 May 2026
With so many celebrity looks for inspiration, adding these shoes to your summer wardrobe should be a no-brainer.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Dubbed Melita—the Honey House—the property is also eligible for both Greece’s Golden Visa and non-dom programs, adding another layer of appeal for international buyers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 May 2026
Freezing can dull the garlic and lemon flavors, Schwan says, so adding those ingredients back in helps the hummus taste fresh again.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026
Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.
—Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Test your soil every few years before adding amendments, as this helps to correctly identify nutrient deficiencies.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji reopened after a major renovation, adding refreshed accommodations and facilities.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
The new owner of food hall Krog Street Market is adding more intown Atlanta shops and restaurants to its portfolio — this time targeting the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adding
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This starts with attaching sensor tools to the LLM itself, to bring that multimodal data in.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The trailer shows an ambulance racing away from Diddly Squat Farm, followed by cell-phone footage of a nurse attaching probes to Clarkson’s chest in a hospital bed as a machine beeps in the background.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2018
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The expansive Montauk Yacht Club is introducing new wellness options for the summer season, from a floating wellness cabana in collaboration with Elemis to a partnership with Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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Since early 2022, Living Earth has helped shape the artistic component of the experience, introducing everything from musicians and experimental performers to theatrical and immersive experiences.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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To Brind’Amour, hockey maturity comes down to decision-making, foregoing hope plays for sure things, calculating risk on the fly and landing on the right side of that calculation more often than not.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Therefore, this fundamental constant is key to calculating the strength of gravity everywhere in the universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Proper lighting makes simple tasks like applying makeup and inserting contacts easier.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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If counting sales controlled by its affiliate companies, that number rose to 66%.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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And that’s not even counting all of the fabulous foodie fun taking place on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where chefs, rockers, sports figures and other celebs deliver cooking demonstrations and more.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Canadians aren’t alone in these feelings; other would-be foreign visitors have balked at the talk over the US annexing Greenland, questioning the NATO alliance, and the handling of tariffs or wars.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Weatherford said no — for now In early 2025, Weatherford officials met with Black Mountain about annexing the land.—
Emily Holshouser. Produced with AI assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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Ports are plentiful both in the front and back, and storage is also a strong point, with a split system of an internal HDD and internal SSD totaling 1TB.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2026
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The GoFundMe had received a number of donations by Wednesday, totaling around 80% of its goal.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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“Adding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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