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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 book features the names of all the authors, numbering near 10,000, followed by a series of empty pages, which protest organizer Ed Newton-Rex told Deadline symbolizes the future for novel writing if large-language artificial intelligence models continue to scrape their work.—
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Visitors on whale-watching tours often see dolphin pods with animals numbering in the hundreds as well as sea lions and sharks.—
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Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Researchers looked at 21 publicly available data sets comprising 2,315 samples acquired by three laboratories.—
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The device itself is an orange-sized sensor comprising two main components that function much like the lens and retina of the eyes.—
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March 14,
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14 Mar. 2026
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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 19 Mar. 2026.
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