adding (to)

verb

Definition of adding (to)next
present participle of add (to)
as in increasing
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 Synonyms for adding (to)
  1. increasing
  2. expanding
  3. accelerating
  4. augmenting
Verb
  • Jones repeatedly called the shooting that killed 20 children and six educators a hoax staged by actors and aimed at increasing gun control.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The increasing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards means that companies need tools that simplify ESG data collection and reporting.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • As much time as the audience spends on the main characters’ dialogue, the camera also lingers on everything from the various settings of a rapidly expanding Macondo to the loaves of bread and soups in Úrsula’s kitchen.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Next up, Chen will start selling the Spring/Summer 2025 collection on the Wangda website in February, and plans on expanding into accessories, handbags, as well as shoes from reconstructed materials.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • In 2021, to fuel its growth and success, the founders bestowed the honor of accelerating the company to Rich Berry, a business school graduate with extensive experience in brand management specializing in the frozen foods industry.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bubbles create opportunities to deploy the capital necessary to fund and speed up such large-scale experimentation—which includes lots of trial and error done in parallel—thereby accelerating the rate of potentially disruptive technologies and breakthroughs.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Moore’s road band handled the parts with Danny Rader augmenting on acoustic guitar and banjo.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This nuanced understanding underscores not only the diversity of AI applications but also their potential to reshape industries by augmenting human capabilities rather than simply automating tasks.
    Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of augmenting
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“Adding (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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