as in adds
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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The new proposal also adds an understory level for parking and storage that wasn’t included in the original plans.—
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Colandrea adds a dynamic offensive piece under coordinator Dana Holgorsen.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Casts (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casts%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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