as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
had worked as a clerk in a countinghouse, mainly casting up long columns of figures every day
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Because access to opportunity is not evenly distributed, Patel adds that receiving help isn’t something to feel guilty about.—
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Dylan Lynch would add a 21-yard and a 38-yard field goal in the victory.—
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“Cast (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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