add

verb

ˈad How to pronounce add (audio)
Definition of addnext
1
as in to attach
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture

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2
as in to calculate
to combine (numbers) into a single sum when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

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Recent Examples of add Crown molding, used throughout much of the home, adds an additional elegant touch. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The long-sleeve Henley top feels like a fall staple, while the wide-leg pants keep the matching set comfortable without adding a ton of bulk to your travel-day look. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026 In the top of the ninth, Diaz added some huge insurance runs with a two-out, two-run jack that DeLauter just missed robbing. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The partnership grew from the NFL’s local merchandise collaboration initiative intended to add diversity to team products with highly localized offerings, the Chiefs said in announcing the collection. — Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for add
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
  1. attach
  2. calculate
  3. introduce
  4. sum
  5. insert
  6. count
  7. affix
  8. compute
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  • The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, the same data came with a clear warning attached for Brussels.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of attach
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  • Policymakers and advocates have proposed alternatives to the CPI-W for calculating the annual COLA.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculate
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  • From 2001 to 2010, as Denmark introduced nationwide resuscitation initiatives including mandatory school CPR education, bystander CPR rates more than doubled, while 30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than tripled.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The bill was introduced over a year ago, and its primary backer was the late Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican senator who represented South Carolina.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduce
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  • The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Kaia Wilson once summed it up perfectly with the wise words of Stevie Nicks.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of sum
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  • Uncover and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is puffed and appears dry, and a toothpick inserted into the brownie portion near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI personnel discovered the audio recording device inserted into a USB port of a television in an executive conference room in an OpenAI building in San Francisco, the Justice Department said in a news release.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of insert
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  • The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While international observers initially blamed Moscow, there are now increasing suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of count
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  • Swank shared the news in a creative Instagram video of herself, husband Philip Schneider, and their three-year-old twins dancing in the dark with glow sticks affixed to their bodies.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Not far away is Lucas’s now iconic photograph Chicken Knickers (1997), showing a raw whole chicken affixed to the front of a woman’s underwear.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of affix
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  • These advances are key as larger, more complex AI models demand seemingly endless amounts of computing power.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike conventional bicycles, its head houses most of the robot’s mass, including its computing hardware, batteries, and powerful jumping actuators.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of compute

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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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