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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
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By the time Bishop’s case went to trial, Carbon Nation’s core membership numbered barely more than a half dozen.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025 -
Summary Punishment Action Requests, or SPARs in cop lingo, numbered 5,380 last year compared with 2,709 in 2023. SPARs aren’t used for the most serious cases of questionable police behavior, those involving use of deadly force, for example.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Senior guard Adam Page totaled 21 points and seven rebounds for Bloom (19-8, 9-3).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The building totals 76,700 square feet, marketing materials show.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Rather than pour tens of billions of dollars into building data centers as Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google have done, Apple has struck partnerships with OpenAI, which fields some A.I. queries on iPhones, and rented computing infrastructure from cloud providers.—
Meaghan Tobin,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Only after the full netting process is the capital gains tax computed on the net gain or loss.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Musk, who heads Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, orchestrated a mass email to federal employees Saturday asking them to reply with approximately five bullet points enumerating their achievements last week.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sandler enumerated services the school provides, in addition to $850,000 in rent, including vocational training, physical recreation, transportation, scholarships for the children of veterans and hundreds of free meals.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Anjelica Huston can always count on her ex Jack Nicholson.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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So January's tragic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people, only counts once.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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His home was reportedly raided by the FBI on Wednesday, a family member told TMZ, but said Hantz left the Bandidos gang last year.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Black told Forbes that while secure messaging apps can be a crucial means of communication for military personnel, their utility cuts both ways.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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An older iteration of the proposal, tabled at a Feb. 11 city council meeting, pegged the building’s approximate unit count at 110.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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Commissioners unanimously agreed to table a decision until their May 19 meeting to give the builder time to revamp its plans, including making the homes two stories, preserving more trees and providing a crosswalk on Langtree.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Feb. 2025
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In other instances, DOGE tallied the maximum ceiling for a contract even if the entire funding hadn't been obligated.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Jim Galante tallied 2 goals and 1 assist for the Patriots, while Dax Hejtmanek and Tyler Mucheck each had a goal and an assist.—
Robert Clark,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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