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as in coming (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
whether we take the 4:00 train or the 4:15 bus, it adds up to the same thing: they both get us back too late
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as in counting (up to)
to have a total of
even if we pool all our money, it won't add up to enough to rent a beach house for a week
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The force, numbering in the tens of thousands, grabs ports in the southern Chinese coastal provinces of Guangdong and Fujian and starts to push inland.—
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Those books, now numbering eight (plus several novellas), have been adapted as Apple TV’s Emmy-winning series Slow Horses, whose fifth season concluded Wednesday (Apple has ordered two more seasons).—
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Outkast, comprising members André 3000 and Big Boi, were inducted by Donald Glover and brought nearly all of their collaborators and confidants in attendance on stage to celebrate the honor.—
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The Venezuelan Andes Montane Forest region serves as a barrier near the Venezuela-Colombia border, comprising high-altitude woodlands that effectively function as a natural border wall.—
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“Adding up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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