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
  • The advance comes as traditional computing architectures struggle to keep pace with the growing demands of AI workloads.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The bank double upgraded the cybersecurity and cloud computing stock to overweight from underweight.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 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 15 Jan. 2026.

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