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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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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
Colton Dach is adding some energy and an attack mentality.
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Heyman added the Detroit Tigers also are interested in the free agent infielder.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The veil added this really perfect, almost invisible volume around my head that was overstated while also being understated.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Boiling, freezing, filtering, adding chlorine or other disinfectants, or letting water stand will not make the water safe to drink.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Heyman added the Detroit Tigers also are interested in the free agent infielder.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The veil added this really perfect, almost invisible volume around my head that was overstated while also being understated.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Boiling, freezing, filtering, adding chlorine or other disinfectants, or letting water stand will not make the water safe to drink.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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There are mainly two types of focus placement in monocular design: one where the focus wheel is attached to the top of the body and the other where a collar is built into the body.Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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To do that, someone would likely need to create a type of digital skin that would attach to a robotic limb and rapidly collect and interpret data about the world.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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The damages were calculated as a fraction of the infringing product’s price, multiplied by the number of units sold.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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For each role, the analysts calculated a composite score.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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For instance, Florida Representative Michael Waltz, whom Trump has picked to be his incoming national security adviser, introduced a bill in 2023 to audit the military’s DEI programs and end the teaching of critical race theory at West Point.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Heading into new member orientation last year, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill that would bar McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using female bathrooms.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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Imagine how much value creation is left on the table when summing the contributions from so many uninspiring efforts. Combating a Quitters' Day Culture Undoubtedly, leaders strongly influence whether a quitter's day culture emerges.Nate Bennett, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Seth McFarlane’s post, while not particularly effective in combating a natural disaster, sums everyone’s feelings up nicely.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Political scientists are generally wary of studying individual actors, preferring to focus on what can be counted and aggregated.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Edging is about control, self-awareness, and making every moment count.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
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Joe Fong driving a taxi with five cellphones affixed on his dashboard.David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Survival of the concentration camps, too, is an ordeal affixed to the pair like an identifying sticker, devoid of any subjectivity and specificity, never to be discussed by them.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Since then, his portfolio of restaurants has expanded across the Charlotte metro area.Laura Barrero, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Taylor Swift is taking her billionaire status to new heights — literally and figuratively — by expanding her $17.75 million Rhode Island estate.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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