Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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The days of easily surfing the internet to find the perfect home may be numbered.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
1 May 2026 -
Additionally, limited edition releases that are hand-numbered are typically more valuable than those that are not.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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Records show violations in 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024—totaling 2,777 days out of compliance.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The department processed 330 district attorney service requests and 324 dispositions, totaling 654 actions, or about 327 staff hours.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The executive is joining the board of directors for $7 billion quantum computing company PsiQuantum, the company exclusively told Semafor.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The company, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, has been working on optical computing with a clear mission to meet escalating demand for computing with AI’s surge.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The semiquincentennial inherently underscores the comparative youth of the United States; Italy, Greece, China, and India count their historic legacies in millennia, not centuries.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Conversely, maybe the fact that their songs, while impressively self-possessed, weren’t directly confrontational has kept them from being counted as forebears to the feminist punks who would come after.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
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The warning applies to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, according to Reuters, telling them to evacuate their homes and move at least 3,300 feet away to open areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Mountaga Tall’s home in the capital, Bamako, was stormed shortly before midnight Saturday, his relative Mahmoud Touré told AP.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The Mendota Heights Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday that lasted more than three hours, with the commission eventually deciding to table any vote for recommendation until its May 26 meeting.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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More than six hours into their meeting on Tuesday, school board members by a 5-2 vote decided to table an item related to Special Education Executive Director JaKyta Lawrie’s departure from KCKPS until later this week, putting a final call about her employment on pause.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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The senior middle hitter tallied seven kills and two blocks as Lincoln-Way Central snapped a two-match losing streak with a 30-28, 25-22 SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Lockport.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander, off to a poor start this season, also tallied four hits, one walk and seven strikeouts over 102 pitches.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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