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adds

verb

present tense third-person singular of add

as in introduces

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture

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as in calculates

to combine (numbers) into a single sum when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

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Recent Examples of adds And thanks to its boxy fit, the shirt adds balance to outfits with flare jeans or leggings. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Not only are these sheer curtains over half off right now, but the subtle stripe adds just enough visual interest without distracting from your room’s overall design scheme. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 When your rate adjusts, your lender uses a benchmark called an index, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), and adds a set percentage called the margin. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 In a statement to Rolling Stone, Gallagher adds that his priority was his young son and finding a way to co-parent with his former partner and Below Deck cast member Gael Cameron. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Rejoicing exercises could engage the mind along with the body, Hennawi adds. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 And for 2026, effectively a carryover year, Porsche adds another $5,300 to the base MSRP. — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Many sports drinks contain high amounts of sugar, which not only adds extra calories but also increases chronic kidney disease risk. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026 Greene, the three-time All-Star who adds underappreciated punch to the Tigers’ lineup, could return from a hamstring injury relatively soon. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Making robots skillful The second stage introduces a latent diffusion model, which gives BeyondMimic its ability to generate and combine movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Unlike owning Bitcoin directly, MSTR introduces leverage, financing, and a capital-structure that can outperform Bitcoin during rallies.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The directors instructed Jantzen earlier this month to develop a plan to overhaul the assessment process after board members raised concerns about how the district calculates the charges.

— Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculates

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This small-but-mighty alarm attaches easily to a keychain or can be kept in your pocket, and provides an opportunity to create a diversion by emitting a piercing siren and flashing strobe light.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
To the firms credit, the filing attaches its own warning label, noting that the figure measures neither the ability to service liabilities nor book value per share.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaches

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The event comes as China expands its robotics industry and competes to establish leadership in humanoid and autonomous machines, with more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries also taking part in the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Now about 5½ months old, Crimson is thriving on three legs, quickly returning to playful, curious cub behavior as the Oakland Zoo expands its track record of rescuing orphaned mountain lions.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

This move revives a civil rights debate over discipline in K-12 schools and what counts as discrimination.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
As part of the revamp, Hatchet, which counts Electronic Arts and NASCAR among its clients, will creator analytics including discovery, campaign tracking and ROI measurement.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of counts

Verb

So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.

— Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

Definition of appends

Verb

Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.

— Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026