add (up)

verb

Definition of add (up)next
as in to number

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for add (up)
  1. number
  2. total
  3. compute
  4. enumerate
  5. count
  6. tell
  7. table
  8. tally
Verb
  • While the Teamsters represent nearly 10,000 workers across 10 Amazon facilities, this is a fraction of Amazon's workforce, which numbers 1.5 million globally.
    Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, ending any military threat to NATO members, which then numbered 16.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of number
Verb
  • According to the city’s 2025-2026 budget, parking infraction penalties totaled $22.4 million in 2023.
    Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In their first meeting, a 34-6 win in Arlington, Hurts totaled 56 yards at eight yards per carry.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of total
Verb
  • Over time, Moore’s Law enabled Nvidia to make GPUs with tens, hundreds, and eventually thousands of computing cores.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The infrastructure layer, which provides the computing resources to run it all.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of compute
Verb
  • In that Dazed piece, writer Halima Jibril reported that these guys are suddenly catnip on the meat market, enumerating the social and political reasons why women are drawn to them.
    Josh Greenblatt, WIRED, 17 July 2024
  • Lesson for Marketers: Your product or service may be amazing, but don’t expect enumerating its features and benefits to be persuasive.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of enumerate
Verb
  • That number doesn’t account for teams that had first-round byes, and teams that had multiple semifinalists were counted only once.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And while the extra hour of sleep was appreciated on Nov. 3, many are counting down the days for the sun to set later at night.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of count
Verb
  • Ramaswamy told Tucker Carlson that the plan could get perhaps 1 in 4 federal workers to quit.
    Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Han has been cited as refusing to appoint three justices to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court, which will rule on Yoon's impeachment, NPR's Anthony Kuhn tells Up First.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of tell
Verb
  • The motions, which have been tabled by the opposition left-wing bloc and by the far-right National Rally party, will be debated at around 4 p.m., the National Assembly said in a social media post.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Yet, Thanksgiving also tables the discussion for something larger than gratitude, and that is the spirit of giving.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of table
Verb
  • Quarterback Evan Bullock had a promising freshman year with 14 touchdowns to two picks but didn’t tally 2,000 yards.
    J.J. Bailey, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Denver tallied 11 pressures against the Chargers — tied for the third-lowest total from the Broncos defense this season.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of tally
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