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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adding (up)
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Due to the quick moving nature of these showers, rainfall amounts won't be too high, generally totaling around a quarter of an inch or less, slightly higher amounts north and west of the city.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Single-source grants The legislative auditor’s report found that from July 2022 through December 2024, BHA paid out roughly $200 million annually to counties, tribes and providers for services related to mental health and substance abuse disorder, totaling some 830 separate grant agreements.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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For this purpose, the team received an allocation of computing time on the Frontier.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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But using and training AI models requires a massive amount of computing power in the form of chips that are housed in large data centers.—
KATHERINE LIN,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The instructors at the Atomic Ballroom, based in Costa Mesa, led the dance record effort, giving a step-by-step instruction to those who showed up, the Guinness World Record adjudicator counting the crowd.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Since 2022, the teams have split 28 games, counting the playoffs.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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