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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
Lowe added that the water supply for current residents will not be affected by the new development.
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Boston market has remained steady and healthy, Hartwick added.
—Ruth Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In the just over two years between tax cuts being enacted in December 2017 and the COVID-19 pandemic starting in February 2020, the United States added 5 million new jobs.
—David Santiago, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Republicans added freshman Fedorchak — a former North Dakota utility regulator — to their roster this year.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Boston market has remained steady and healthy, Hartwick added.
—Ruth Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In the just over two years between tax cuts being enacted in December 2017 and the COVID-19 pandemic starting in February 2020, the United States added 5 million new jobs.
—David Santiago, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Republicans added freshman Fedorchak — a former North Dakota utility regulator — to their roster this year.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
Verb
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The program’s rules, which were created during the Biden administration, previously favored broadband lines made of fiber-optic cables attached to homes.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape.—
Saugat Bolakhe,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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This ratio is calculated as the percentage of net stocks repurchased relative to total market cap.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Because that period’s homeless count increased, the mortality rate — calculated as 3,326 deaths per 100,000 people — increased less, at 1.3%.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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While Zero Day is a six-part thriller show, the series does introduce a cybersecurity term not widely known outside tech circles.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Connecticut lawmakers have introduced several bills to regulate private equity in hospitals and nursing homes, saying such companies may prioritize profits over patient care.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Oliver Wainwright, in The Guardian, sums it up well.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Michigan’s Danny Wolf perhaps summed things up best.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The coach inserts Ryan Davis, Alex Mangold, Eli Allen and Alex Sessoms.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump has been inserting himself into the sports world in the first months of his second term.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The immediate concern for the four million and counting borrowers already behind on their student loans is finding a way to catch up and avoid deeper delinquency.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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That means no more designating a banker, counting bills, and arguing over whether you got paid your dues.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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The faults uncovered were so egregious the courts affixed a penalty if they weren’t corrected.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Instead of being positioned on top of the head, they are affixed behind both ears and run across the face, not necessarily over any portion of the hair.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Universal has expanded the number of magic locations for the wands to five new areas within Wizarding World.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Success in this new landscape depends on maintaining high-quality standards while effectively harnessing AI's capabilities to enhance and expand data resources.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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