Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adding (up)
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The clips, totaling about 15 minutes, give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating the show.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026 -
Lucic, traded by the B’s to Los Angeles at the 2015 draft, enjoyed a couple of productive post-Boston seasons, totaling 20-35-55 in his only season in LA and then registering 23-27-50 the next season with the Edmonton Oilers before his productivity waned.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Securing access to computing power is becoming a key hurdle in the global AI race as companies compete to train increasingly powerful models.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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The team checked this directly by computing how much of each galaxy's baryon budget actually stayed bound to the system.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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Pratt argued that California’s lengthy ballot-counting process creates uncertainty.—
Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Cleverly shot, the film made good use of its taut 74-minute running time (not counting commercials, of course).—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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