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Examples of plus sign in a Sentence
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Tapping the full photo view (the cursor appears as a plus sign) enlarges the image to 100%.
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PCMAG, 31 May 2024
This wooden structure has nine rooms and is shaped like a plus sign.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Tap the button that looks like a silhouette with a plus sign near the top of the playlist.
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Tap the green plus sign Add button next to the Screen Recording option.
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near plus sign
Cite this Entry
“Plus sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus%20sign. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
plus sign
noun
: a sign + used especially in mathematics to indicate addition (as in 8 + 6 = 14) or a positive quantity (as in +10°)
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