adding (up)

verb

present participle of add (up)
as in totaling

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  1. totaling
  2. computing
  3. counting
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  • Juventus have completed the signing of winger Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen in a transfer totaling €37million.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Loveland had a strong rookie season, totaling 58 receptions for 713 yards with six touchdowns.
    — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of totaling
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  • SpaceX and Nvidia are taking artificial intelligence beyond Earth, unveiling plans to build a satellite designed to perform advanced AI computing directly in orbit.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Compared to their American counterparts, Chinese AI companies are at a massive disadvantage in computing power, a gap that has grown substantially since ChatGPT’s release.
    — Garrison Lovely, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of computing
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  • The usual advice is to stop counting, as though the tally were a character flaw to be willed away.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Schwarber signed with Philadelphia on a four-year, $79 million deal and has since gone on to hit 220 home runs and counting over five seasons with the Phillies.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of counting
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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