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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
Any of the Duplex rooms adds some character with their split-level living and sleeping areas (especially the brightest Duplex Junior and Grand Junior Suites).
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The collar adds a polished touch, while the smocked drawstring waist looks super comfortable and flattering.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Cap-and-Invest adds about 24 cents to the price of a gallon of gas that Californians pay at the pump — and that does not include other state taxes and fees.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Winning a top prize at KVIFF adds luster to a film’s release trajectory.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
McCarty adds that while many sleepmaxxing practices are relatively harmless, mouth taping may be the exception.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Mendes is an attractive and lively partner, and Elba really adds gravitas and credibility to this show.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Every elaboration of a framework adds stakeholders, dependencies and reputational investments that must be honored before the framework can be revised.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But these adds still bump Michael Rasmussen out of the lineup as a scratch to start, and Detroit could easily swap in Carter Mazur for Mason Appleton if the latter’s second-half offensive struggles continue.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The collar adds a polished touch, while the smocked drawstring waist looks super comfortable and flattering.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Cap-and-Invest adds about 24 cents to the price of a gallon of gas that Californians pay at the pump — and that does not include other state taxes and fees.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Winning a top prize at KVIFF adds luster to a film’s release trajectory.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
McCarty adds that while many sleepmaxxing practices are relatively harmless, mouth taping may be the exception.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Mendes is an attractive and lively partner, and Elba really adds gravitas and credibility to this show.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Every elaboration of a framework adds stakeholders, dependencies and reputational investments that must be honored before the framework can be revised.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But these adds still bump Michael Rasmussen out of the lineup as a scratch to start, and Detroit could easily swap in Carter Mazur for Mason Appleton if the latter’s second-half offensive struggles continue.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds
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To complement this seamless collaboration, TextileGenesis introduces a vital layer of transparency and traceability to the garment production process.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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The first and only person to appear on the video is Johnsen, who introduces himself as the only CFO the company has ever had.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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La Liga calculates each club’s salary limit according to revenue.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Changes to how the authority calculates rates for members will not change the level of coverage agencies receive, Lubben said.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The device attaches to a patient’s finger and is used during surgery to measure oxygen in the blood.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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This accessory attaches to the end of a pistol, making shooting more accurate and allowing users to fire the gun like a rifle.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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But nothing sums it up better than this – almost half of the group got Percy Jackson tattoos while in Rome, many designed by one of our travelers.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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That's what sums it up best, is Change of Plans.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The film expands Haig’s play and includes additional characters and sequences, including the actual D-day invasion.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Kenny is going through her things and counts 26 black T-shirts.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The expanding bloc, which also counts South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia as members, accounts for about 40 percent of global gross domestic product and around 26 percent of worldwide trade.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Nothing about the results computes.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Adds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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