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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  • Cash reserves totaling $ 7,450,869 are being used to eviscerate his opponent with a vicious barrage of ad hominem assaults, thus giving him a 61 to 1 spending edge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The property consists of two parcels at 58000 Card Sound Road, totaling 41,602 square feet, or a little less than an acre.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of totaling
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  • Unlike conventional bicycles, its head houses most of the robot’s mass, including its computing hardware, batteries, and powerful jumping actuators.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Demand for semiconductors has surged in recent years thanks to artificial intelligence and the need for computing power at data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of computing
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  • Robertson was the state’s 17th execution of 2026, with two more already scheduled, not counting Thompson.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Robertson would be the state's 17th execution of 2026, with two more already scheduled, not counting Thompson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2026.

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