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as in comes (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
whether we take the 4:00 train or the 4:15 bus, it adds up to the same thing: they both get us back too late
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as in numbers
to have a total of
even if we pool all our money, it won't add up to enough to rent a beach house for a week
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That poses an existential threat to the Rice’s whale, which numbers only in the dozens and lives in the Gulf of Mexico, conservationists said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025 -
France is the latest European country to formally recognize Palestine as a state, joining the United Kingdom and adding to a growing list of global nations that now numbers more than 145.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Which means the vagaries of late October are pretty familiar for this franchise and the bulk of these players.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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That means busting into the paint and kicking out from there.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It is owned by Martin Marietta, a company that aggregates resources for construction materials, such as cement.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Berners-Lee mentioned a developer who has built several Solid apps, including a recipe manager and a viewership tracker that aggregates data from multiple streaming services.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Washington’s core comprises four recent lottery picks — Alex Sarr, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington and Bilal Coulibaly — who have space to grow.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Army Corps of Engineers, which provides a wide range of public engineering services and comprises more than 37,000 civilians and soldiers, did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment on Vought's post.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Adds up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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