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
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea just got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images The researchers said the Adelie penguins of Cape Adare, on the other side of Antarctica, are now the world's largest penguin colony, numbering more than one million as of 2018.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of number
Verb
  • Inside those buildings, which total half a million square feet together, is a massive construction project that’s still in progress.
    — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The measure could support debt for projects totaling up to $125 million over 30 years.
    — Haley Parsley October 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of compute
Verb
  • In fact, the tricks enumerated in the paper are already getting old, one of the paper’s authors, Tina Yeung, told me.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The statement goes on to enumerate a long list of actions the team has taken in the last year to accommodate the investigation, including Ballmer allegedly footing a $50M legal tab from the investigating firm.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of enumerate
Verb
  • That changed two weeks ago, when one death was finally counted, and again last week when a second was added to the agency's tally.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Since the automation kept the call, the system counts it as handled.
    — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of count
Verb
  • Katie does an excellent pivot and tells everyone that Jay also said Kriste was a Traitor.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King—his mom told them no.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Deadline understands that the company has teamed up with Screen Scotland to table the proposal.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Daniel offers to table all future Safeguard attempts, as long as Silo 18 does not attempt to contact another silo.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of table
Verb
  • As usual, Bijan Robinson had a nice night at the office, tallying over 100 yards from scrimmage, while wide receiver Drake London led the team with seven catches and 118 yards.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The study also listed Kansas City as the city in Missouri with the most crashes since 2020 — KC tallied with 424 in the six-year span.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
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 13 Oct. 2026.

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