Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds (up)
Verb
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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 island, a dormant volcano, totals five vertiginous square miles, and its roller-coaster-grade single road was hand-built by farmers nearly 90 years ago.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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The full bond package totals $950 million in debt.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The game counts as a 3-3 tie, extending the Cardinals’ unbeaten streak to five games.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Every dollar counts, and this is your money.—
New York Daily News Special Sections,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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Set in the remote highlands of Montenegro, the film tells the story of a shepherd mother and her daughter who proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of past violence that once shattered their family.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Build a balanced plate Agusala recommends slowing down when eating and paying attention to when your brain tells you to stop.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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