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as in to attach
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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2
as in to calculate
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of add
Zoning commissioners added a requirement to add vegetation as an additional buffer.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Southington added another run in the fourth when Jakub Cieslik doubled and scored on a LeFort single and got two more runs in the sixth.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The state agency added that there is still snow at several campsites in the area.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Carolina Panthers finally added a weapon for Bryce Young in this year’s draft.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Southington added another run in the fourth when Jakub Cieslik doubled and scored on a LeFort single and got two more runs in the sixth.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The state agency added that there is still snow at several campsites in the area.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Carolina Panthers finally added a weapon for Bryce Young in this year’s draft.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
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Since the injury, goalie masks changed to include a piece of protection that was attached; the masks now extend to cover a wider portion to ensure that what happened to Malarchuk would not occur again.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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Graham King—the British producer behind Martin Scorsese films like The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006) as well as Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)—secures the rights from the Jackson estate to make a film about Michael Jackson with screenwriter John Logan attached.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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For The Times) Dollars and sensitivities The financial implications of the strike are difficult to calculate at this juncture, but the district doesn’t necessarily lose money.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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They’re calculated, high-tech operations.—
Chris Spear,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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In November 2024, Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez and Bob Blumenfield introduced a motion calling for the city to explore bypassing LAHSA and contracting directly with service providers, citing concerns about fragmentation and accountability.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Uranus might introduce job changes and equipment problems in your future.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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And that talk was just, to sum it up, really just, ‘Hey, go play basketball.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Center’s Tamina Health Concept sums it up.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The calls for Rioux came whenever the Gators held big leads late in a game, with students and fans hoping coach Todd Golden would insert him into the game.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly, the 107 points and the 113 goals garnered over the first 45 league games of a quite remarkable season were going to count for nothing, save for a tilt at the same play-offs that had proved to be the graveyard of their promotion hopes in the semi-finals a year ago.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Unlike preseason basketball, Bazzell pointed out, Unrivaled’s road stops feature games that count.—
Alexa Stone,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Last December, he was arrested and charged with suspicion of DWI, speeding and failing to properly affix his license plate.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Moon moves through your 9th House of Perspective, expanding how your ideas are received.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Fremantle, Katrosar built and expanded a global advertising business across streaming, broadcast, social and branded partnerships.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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