Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds (up)
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The vast majority of the state’s Somali population, which numbers around 108,000 in total, are US citizens.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026 -
The center numbers a total of 110 employees, most of which born in the 2000s.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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According to the World Weather Attribution, its wind speeds were 11% stronger and rainfall totals about 10% higher because of climate change.—
Bob Maliva,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Helen Liu and Jonathan Guan, who are listed as being based in Los Altos, have provided the property with a second mortgage that totals $910,000.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Without explicit training, civil servants risk assuming that a system that writes like an expert also counts like one.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Kaling was styled by Erin Walsh, who also counts Selena Gomez and Anne Hathaway as clients.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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The list tallies the top 20 surging Vocaloid tracks on Japan‘s video-sharing platform Niconico Douga by applying Billboard Japan’s proprietary weighting to data such as views, number of creations, comments and likes.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
23 Dec. 2025
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Other times, the book sounds like a droning Christmas-card letter, as Sarkozy endlessly tallies his friends and foes.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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David Elkouby, who organizes The Hollywood Show alongside his wife, Esther Elkouby, tells EW that Newmar plans for this appearance to be her last.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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The latter movie musical, directed and co-written by Mona Fastvold, tells the story of the titular founder of the Shakers, who brought her religious beliefs from England to America in the 18th century.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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