Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds (up)
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In their purest form, rare earths aren't rocks but elemental metals – deep cuts on the periodic table, numbers 57-through-71 and two others, for those scoring at home.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The Starlink megaconstellation now numbers 10,049 units, of which all but 10 are in working order, according to satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The company’s investment in the factory and an initial fleet of the modular units totals roughly $200 million.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Filmed on the sitcom’s soundstages, the special will celebrate the show’s eight-season run, which totals 156 episodes.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sixteen counts pertain to betting and wagering, with the state accusing the company of accepting between $1 and $30 bets on various sports games, attendance odds, and whether a certain bill would become a law between December 2025 and February 2026.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Before the game, Dominican manager Albert Pujols said facing an All-Star lineup is one thing in the All-Star Game, quite another in a game that counts and a pitcher faces batters more than once.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Jeff Marr Law Firm tallies 183 cases in Oklahoma and other states.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to Michigan Tech, which also tallies snowfall totals, Houghton County in 2023 saw 12 inches of snow in May.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But something tells us that mankind will figure this out, too.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Countries like China and India rely on this gas, and this is already disrupting fertilizer and plastic production, NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Adds (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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