ADDING (TO) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

adding (to)

verb

present participle of add (to)

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip

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Widening gap The gap between hyperscaler CDS and bank CDS has widened to around 60 basis points from roughly 0 since October of 2025, implying that hyperscaler credit risk is increasing on its own terms, Slok's research shows.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Economic growth has also been on solid footing, though an increasing share of it has been driven by red-hot spending on AI — some of which is now being propelled by credit.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

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The movie explicitly positions this adaptation as expanding the source material’s examination of gender and class to include race.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Her accomplishments include spearheading Ulta Beauty’s TikTok Shop, expanding Ulta Beauty’s wellness offering and securing more exclusives.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of expanding

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Bathed in the shifting light from the screen, the orchestra’s movements and playing functioned like a second drama unfolding onstage, augmenting and mirroring the original film.

— Caitlin White, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
For the past few years, though, the merchandising team has been augmenting those brands with more products that match today’s youth consumer.

— Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Aestura’s Atobarrier365 Cream is a K-beauty go-to, lauded by shoppers with dry-slash-sensitive skin for its moisturizing and barrier-boosting perks.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Poland is boosting border security and warning of unprecedented sabotage and hybrid warfare inside Europe as intelligence points to Moscow targeting frontier crossings to sap support for Ukraine.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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