adding (up)

present participle of add (up)

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Verb
  • With estimated sales totaling €32 billion and a growth rate between 4-6% for 2025, jewelry seems to be enjoying its brightest summer yet.
    Milena Martins-Alexandre, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • He’ll also be required to pay annual property taxes, and the Unified Government will use those funds to pay out remaining bond debt, totaling more than $6 million, taken out to initially build the property.
    Sofi Zeman July 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • The single biggest story Wednesday — Meta Platforms ' plans to build out a cloud computing business to monetize its data centers and other AI infrastructure.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Discussions on workforce capacity often arbitrarily stop counting at age 64, despite concerns over talent shortages and aging populations.
    Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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