1
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
By turning its appliances into sensors, Samsung is adding a big piece of the smart home puzzle to its ecosystem.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
The option was introduced in the United States in September 2024, allowing members to add a user outside their household for an additional fee starting at $7 per month.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Head over to Walmart to add the Protege carry-on to your online cart, or keep scrolling to shop more luggage deals from the retailer.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Prime Video added more this season with pressure alerts, defensive vulnerabilities, and the ability to identify if a team is in man or zone coverage.
—Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
The option was introduced in the United States in September 2024, allowing members to add a user outside their household for an additional fee starting at $7 per month.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Head over to Walmart to add the Protege carry-on to your online cart, or keep scrolling to shop more luggage deals from the retailer.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Prime Video added more this season with pressure alerts, defensive vulnerabilities, and the ability to identify if a team is in man or zone coverage.
—Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
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Across her chest, Jenner wore a black crossbody bag strap with no visible bag attached.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sony Pictures, which was unofficially attached to The Movie Critic, reportedly now plans to partner with Tarantino for whatever his next film will be instead.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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But experts have warned that more efforts, including regulatory reforms and new ways of calculating risk, are necessary to solve the state's property insurance crisis.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans prompted confusion across state capitols and local government offices on Tuesday, leaving them at a loss on how to even calculate its impact.—
J. David Goodman,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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After introducing their characters and learning about their mission from the Gramercy Occult Society, the D20 heroes turned the reins to the audience: Using their phones, fans rolled a virtual, 20-sided die to bring an ally or enemy into the show.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the year 2000, iPods, hybrid cars, camera phones, and GPS were introduced; iTunes, Wikipedia, and Xbox came in 2001.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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To sum it up, a personal color analysis is intended to determine which colors suit you best depending on your skin’s undertone.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2025
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Our New Neural Rendering Era To sum it up, when the latest AI capabilities are enabled, the RTX 5090 is without a doubt the fastest graphics card in the world.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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These threads are so fine that they can’t be inserted by human hand, according to Neuralink.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Option 2: If option 1 fails or the tire isn’t tubeless, insert an inner tube to get you home.—
Seb Stott,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Southern California has long endured devastating fires, with the Palisades and Eaton fires counting as two of the most destructive blazes in its history.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump has frequently counted the U.S.-led coalition victory over the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria as one of the most consequential achievements of his previous administration.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Police already utilize varying tracking techniques, including the use of drones and GPS trackers that can be fired and affixed to a fleeing vehicle.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Painted on slabs of vinyl affixed to the brick, the mural — a large rectangle about the size of the building’s ground floor — featured a background that appeared to depict mass graves, weeping mothers, drones and other scenes of carnage in Gaza.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
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During the month of January, sky gazers will be able to see four planets in one view — and come February, the parade will only expand.—
Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The new store will also greatly expand the selection of artist and band merchandise and audio equipment like turntables and speakers, as well as new and used vinyl and CDs.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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