ADDING Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

adding

verb

present participle of add

as in attaching

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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as in summing

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 adding Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the arson attack that charred the historic city hall in Limoges, in central France, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, adding that the person may not have acted alone. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 The exponential growth of the global AI industry is adding fresh urgency to such challenges. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Apple is on pace to fall short of revenue expectations tied to its iPhones, so investors should think twice before adding exposure to the tech giant, according to Loop Capital. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Several demonstrations show logical qubits are beyond the breakeven point, where adding more qubits improves performance. — ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 New owners Jeremy Fall and Sean Maloney plan to preserve its historic character — and the booth gangster Mickey Cohen preferred — while adding dishes such as fresh ravioli and prime rib frites. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Simply adding another shift or hiring more workers won’t solve all of these challenges. — Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 OpenAI is adding a new privacy feature to ChatGPT that can hide and protect sensitive conversations if someone else uses your phone or computer, or can see the screen. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 The name Platform6 refers to the sixth art — performing arts — and the acquisition of Without Production broadens its offer, adding fashion shows to its expertise. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Robots learn from experiments A separate Google project tested whether agents could improve DNA aptamers, short molecules that fold into shapes capable of attaching to specific proteins.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The mayor was a friend, and the Rev attaching himself to the case might make Adams think twice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of attaching

Verb

The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026

Definition of summing

Verb

Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Policymakers and advocates have proposed alternatives to the CPI-W for calculating the annual COLA.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculating

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Delta Force snipers Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart both earned the Medal of Honor for inserting into Mike Durant's crash site and fighting to the bitter and bloody end.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The resolution does not specify a schedule for inserting discrete one-hour corrections.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserting

Verb

In 2020, following Election Day, a crowd stormed a vote-counting center in Detroit, many incited by online conspiracy theories about election fraud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2020, after election day, a crowd stormed a vote-counting center in Detroit, many incited by online conspiracy theories about election fraud.

— Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of counting

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The residents launched their recall effort following contentious meetings over annexing the 2,000 acres into Granbury and zoning the land for industrial use despite vehement opposition from residents.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Israel hopes to expand its de facto borders, including by annexing as much as possible of historic Palestine, and to impose its writ by force across vast swaths of the region.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of annexing

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Cash reserves totaling $ 7,450,869 are being used to eviscerate his opponent with a vicious barrage of ad hominem assaults, thus giving him a 61 to 1 spending edge.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The property consists of two parcels at 58000 Card Sound Road, totaling 41,602 square feet, or a little less than an acre.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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