adding (up)

Definition of adding (up)next
present participle of add (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adding (up)
Verb
  • Venezuela exported about 749,000 barrels per day last year, totaling less than 1% of global supply, according to data and analytics company Kpler.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Continuing the discussion of investing in California, Newsom noted that the state is undertaking a substantial number of infrastructure projects, totaling about $109 billion across 28,000 projects.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • However, computing power alone does not drive transformation.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In the essay, Amodei predicts that by about 2027, cluster sizes, or the interconnected computing resources grouped together to train or power AI, will allow for the running of millions of AI instances, each operating at superhuman speed.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Cohen is counting on both of those things to be true to get the club closer to its lofty goal of competing for a league championship in its first season.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
  • After the rapid release of three studio albums in the span of three years, not counting a flurry of EPs and live recordings, Bryan mostly took last year off to recalibrate.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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