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adding

NOUN
addition
Synonyms
STRONG
accretion computing counting reckoning summation
WEAK
accruing enlarging expanding increasing summing tabulating totaling toting
Antonyms
WEAK
decrease deduction lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction withdrawal
NOUN
addition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extension inclusion
STRONG
accession annexation attachment augmentation enlargement
WEAK
adjoining affixing increasing
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease
WEAK
deduction lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction withdrawal
NOUN
calculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction
STRONG
figuring reckoning summation
WEAK
ciphering dividing multiplying subtracting totaling
NOUN
incorporation
Synonyms
STRONG
embodiment fusion
Antonyms
WEAK
disbanding dissolution division
NOUN
reckoning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculation estimation
STRONG
IOU addition arithmetic bill charge check ciphering cost count counting debt due estimate fee figuring grunt invoice score settlement statement summation tab working
WEAK
bad news
NOUN
totalization
Synonyms
WEAK
accretion accruing computing counting enlarging expanding increasing reckoning summation summing tabulating totaling toting

Example Sentences

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MacAlister said the case for a formal apology was "being actively considered" by the government, adding the need for a "comprehensive" apology was "urgent".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"Iran will feel more comfortable in Islamabad which is why it accepted Pakistan's mediation," said Durrani, the former ambassador, adding Pakistan could help the two sides resolve outstanding differences.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Supervising banks for reputational risk also diverts “resources from more salient risks without adding material value from a safety and soundness perspective or ensuring greater compliance with the law,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Amazon is adhering to those same rules in its presentation, while adding the data-driven analysis it has used in other sports coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Be sure to have them learn the song very well before adding a sung ostinato.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin