Thesaurus results for CASTING (UP)

casting (up)

verb

Definition of casting (up)

present participle of cast (up)

as in adding

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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But, over the past several weeks, 200 million barrels of oil came out of the strait — adding 17 days of supply, according to Lipow Oil Associates.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
In North Carolina, House Bill 8 was part of a larger education bill that also covered things like adding a computer science requirement for high school graduation.

— Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

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Before Johnson and the Canucks could add Gallagher, Vancouver first had to go about subtracting from the lineup.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026
The top off amount is calculated by subtracting your benefit at full retirement age (FRA) from 50% of your husband’s benefit at full retirement age.

— Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026

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