Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds (up)
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The crashes remain under investigation, and CSP urged any witnesses to contact their dispatch line at (303) 239-4501 and reference case numbers 1A260390 and 1A260391.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The rules protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 400 and lives off the East Coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The house was built in 1930 and the living area totals 3,345 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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This totals approximately $4 million in street value.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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For example, if a state first counts votes cast in person on Election Day, followed by mail-in votes, that suggests that an early Republican lead may narrow as more mail ballots are tabulated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The race will also be an early test for the pro-AI regulation group Public Action First, which counts Anthropic among its donors.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 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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Phil Alden Robinson directed Kevin Costner to one of the most beloved performances of his career as an average Iowan who hears a voice that tells him to build a baseball field.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jokic either fell or flopped — depending on who tells it — over the top of George four minutes into the game when the burgeoning Utah star tried the maneuver.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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