Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds (up)
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The constellation now numbers more than 200 satellites developed in a partnership between SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026 -
While his workforce generally numbers 160, for the Mother’s Day crush, which involved shipment of 700,000 plants, another 40 employees were hired.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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This sample of meals and snacks totals about 120 grams of protein and 85 grams of fiber in one day—all from plants.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2026
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The research and office building totals about 58,000 square feet.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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At its second Esxence attendance, the brand was looking to expand its distribution footprint, which at the moment counts 12 niche stores worldwide, in addition to its e-commerce.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Knight counts toward one of the five players Las Vegas must add in this expansion phase, which closes on Monday.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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To be clear, the ledger now tallies only what companies pay, not what people lose—the asthma attacks, hospitalizations, shortened lives, or deaths.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sam McDowell tells us how one dinner 20 years ago with Illig, Neal Patterson and Lamar Hunt changed the future of soccer in Kansas City.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Make Way for Ducklings, the iconic children’s book by Robert McCloskey, tells the story of a family of ducks that make a home in the garden’s lagoon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 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 12 Jun. 2026.
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