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 Minter said Moody has been on the Ravens’ radar, but adding him doesn’t change how the organization feels about Loop. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 This is hidden beneath the leather, adding extra protection without any visible bulk. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 The conflict has raised oil prices, stoking inflation concerns and adding upward pressure on bond yields. — Kevin Breuninger,matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Witness the Cold War speculation in the 1950s that adding fluoride to drinking water was, alternatively, a Communist plot or a CIA mind-control experiment. — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Guarducci also noted the strength of the market, adding that Beverly Hills restaurants can generate volumes 20 to 30 percent higher than comparable New York locations. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels, adding Major League Baseball to a portfolio that spans six leagues and two continents. — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 Koch devised a method for growing bacteria in a shallow glass dish; Julius Petri improved on it by adding a snug lid. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

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The change included chopping up Wasserman Schultz’s previous, all-Broward district into five pieces and attaching the pieces to other districts, four of which were mostly outside Broward and three of which leaned Republican.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
After removing the protective packaging materials, installing the build platform and resin vat, and attaching the resin feed system, the printer is essentially ready to go.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaching

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That’s when parents might want to consider introducing them to the PG-13 movie, a film designed to meet the needs of tweens and teens without going too far into grown-up territory.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
He is best known for introducing the idea of dynamical similarity to cosmological systems — a mathematical realization of philosophical principles in physics.

— Big Think, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2026

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Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Members would research and recommend a new method for calculating how much property owners pay for landscaping, lighting and other services.

— Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculating

Verb

The number has crept up in recent years, averaging around 1,700 but sometimes topping 2,000, as heat risks grow and counting strategies evolve.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
This is why counting AI pilots tells us little about whether an organization is becoming more innovative.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 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

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Knight had 10 tackles in Seattle’s preseason loss to Dallas after totaling 57 in a part-time role last season.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Taiwanese households have a much larger financial cushion than their Korean counterparts, with net financial assets totaling five times GDP, compared to just one times GDP in Korea.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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