adding (up)

verb

present participle of add (up)
as in totaling

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  1. totaling
  2. computing
  3. counting
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  • The proposition creates a down payment loan program, totaling up to $25 billion, for middle-income families looking to buy a new home in California.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Recognizing the risk that investments in Hazelwood Green could lead to displacement of longtime residents, the Heinz Endowments in 2012 began to offer a series of more than 120 grants totaling US$24 million for housing production and preservation.
    — Ira Goldstein, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of totaling
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  • The abundance of computing power created by the AI buildout is also behind Hayes' latest crypto venture, Flop, an AI-agent payments project expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • If, say, a Chinese model developer can piggyback on all the money and computing power those companies have invested, the incentive to keep making new models starts to evaporate.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of computing
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  • While readers aren’t likely counting up words while reading, chapter length contributes greatly to pacing and development.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The movie is playing on the coasts with AMC Lincoln Square counting the best sum for the film.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of counting
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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