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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Arc Raiders continues to be one of the most successful new games of the decade, with strong player counts across Xbox, PlayStation and PC months after release.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, which counts the European soccer federation and the DAZN streaming network as well as major movie and TV studios among its members, works with law enforcement to take down the largest operators.—
Olivia Solon,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The analysis tallies the annual cost of housing, transportation and other necessities for each of the 50 largest cities by population, drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve and other sources.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
16 Jan. 2026
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Finaret was game to test out the new MAHA guidelines using Masters’ spreadsheet, which tallies up the cost per day of a diet that aims to meet daily recommendations for nutrients like protein, fat, fiber, and calcium.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
16 Jan. 2026
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As mentioned at the start of this discussion, the usual assumptions are that either the user tells the AI to do so, or the AI opts to proceed in that direction due to being shaped by AI makers toward exercising sycophancy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spencer's brother-in-law Rob Misleh tells PEOPLE the family estimated there were more than a thousand people who gathered to pay their respect to the Tepes.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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