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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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip
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Recent Examples of add
Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The trend first began in 2023 but has had a resurgence this year, adding thousands more videos to related Hozier and Kahan hashtags, each with hundreds of thousands of views.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, created the group but accidentally added a journalist to it.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Weber said residents rely on the township government to take care of roads and dissolving would mean adding a lot more employees to larger government entities.
—Catrina Barker | The Center Square Contributor, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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The International Energy Agency estimates that global data center energy use could rise by up to 128% by 2026, adding the equivalent of Sweden or Germany’s entire energy consumption to the global grid.
—Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The trend first began in 2023 but has had a resurgence this year, adding thousands more videos to related Hozier and Kahan hashtags, each with hundreds of thousands of views.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, created the group but accidentally added a journalist to it.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Weber said residents rely on the township government to take care of roads and dissolving would mean adding a lot more employees to larger government entities.
—Catrina Barker | The Center Square Contributor, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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