adding (up)

present participle of add (up)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Undrafted rookie Deontae Lawson also made plays, totaling five tackles.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Their issues putting together effective at-bats were evident in the final two games against the Brewers, totaling three runs on 11 hits and three walks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The centers, used as high-program computing hubs as the use of artificial intelligence increases, are popping up across the nation and causing a stir.
    Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The work points toward a different kind of computing architecture.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More recently, county voters approved Measure B, a controversial initiative requiring voter identification, hand-counting ballots and sharply limiting vote-by-mail options.
    Drew Askeland, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Under two-way contracts to the Heat are Tre Donaldson and Vlad Goldin, with teams allowed to carry up to three players under such contracts, those salaries not counting against the cap.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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