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
  • Last year, active mines numbered less than a quarter of that, according to the United States Geological Survey.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In any case, our list of early Texas movie stars in last week's Think Texas column numbered a mere 15.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of number
Verb
  • Undeveloped property at 0 Cedar Point Lane Nestled along the coast of the island, three lots totaling 2.25 acres are up for grabs.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Christie’s 20th century evening sale on Tuesday, which totaled $486 million with a sell through rate of 92 percent by value and 83 percent by lot, certainly proved that maxim true.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of total
Verb
  • Regardless, the computing world looks Apple’s way with every new generation of its M-series silicon, and Apple indeed continues to lead in a host of areas.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The Apollo 11 Analogy: Maximizing Minimal Resources A compelling analogy for today’s quantum computing state is the Apollo 11 mission.
    Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of compute
Verb
  • So many different things can go awry, more than can be enumerated in one short essay.
    Essence, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The paper enumerates the various pathways through which floods and food insecurity are connected, including direct devastation to the means of food production or indirect strains on family income to purchase food.
    Henna Hundal, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of enumerate
Verb
  • No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Those tallies could change as ballots set aside for curing and other remaining votes are counted.
    Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of count
Verb
  • The incident began when store management told Owusu that a man, later identified as Rosario, was behaving erratically in the store by pacing back and forth, Bishop said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Chapple told Vassos during the show that Goree's passing was the most devastating loss of his life, ScreenRant adds.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Bishop said the organization has been connecting with school counselors in the area and tabling at events to get the word out about its mission.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Lapid and members of the opposition did support the bills but their final versions were tabled by members of Netanyahu's Likud party.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of table
Verb
  • Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Nov. 11 to 17, here.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Follow our live coverage from Republic reporters of Arizona's 2024 election. 8:22 am MT Here are Arizona political races still too close to call Hannah Dreyfus Some of Arizona’s big political races have been called though there are still almost one million votes to be tallied.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of tally
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“Add (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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